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A participatory approach towards improving industry sector profits through improved harvesting efficiency : SRDC Final report BSS227
(2002)
Recent productivity gains through the introduction of high yielding varieties, green cane harvesting, improved drainage and irrigation have resulted in larger, mostly lodged crops with increased suckering. As a result, ...
Modernisation of furrow irrigation in the sugar industry : Final report 2014/079
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
Irrigation is an essential part of sugarcane production in many of the sugarcane regions in Australia. Like all agricultural industries, the Australian sugarcane industry is under continuous pressure to demonstrate that ...
Adoption of an optimal season length for increased industry profitability : SRDC Final report BSS264
(BSES, 2007)
The project aimed to maximise commercial cane sugar (CCS), sugar yields (TSPH) and
industry profitability in the Herbert region by exploiting regional variation in CCS, soil
moisture and trafficability. There is ...
Too wet to forget - reducing the impact of excessive rainfall on productivity : Final report 2014/046
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
Too wet to forget – reducing the impact of excessive rainfall on productivity, was established due to
the large productivity losses associated with La-Nina events in the sugarcane industry. The effect of
waterlogging ...
Increased productivity through better design and management of irrigated canefields : SRDC Final report BS90S
(1996)
This project has obtained, for the first time, data on the performance and efficiency of furrow irrigated canefields. In particular, it has shown the water application efficiencies on high infiltration soils it is generally ...
Investigating marketing strategies for sugar and other crops and alternative cropping by the Mackay district young farmers' group : SRDC Final report BSS292
(2006)
This aims of this project were to investigate and develop a better understanding of: Marketing strategies utilised in the sugar industry and other options; Marketing strategies utilised in other industries (particularly ...
Facilitation of best practice to reduce extraneous matter and cane loss : SRDC Final report BSS189
(2002)
Green cane harvesting and trash blanketing are important agronomic production techniques in the northern sugar producing areas. Cane losses are accepted to be higher with green cane harvesting and extraneous matter levels ...
Development of a real time information system for Clarence harvesters : SRDC Final report CHC002
(SRDC, 2008)
The Clarence Harvesting Co-operative was formed from the amalgamation of two existing harvesting co-operatives, which in the later years of the project consisted of four harvesters cutting a total of between 350,000 and ...
Optimising rejection of dirt by cane harvesters : SRDC Final report BS26S
(1994)
Project objectives were
Evaluation of the chop-throw system for incorporation in a two-row harvester : SRDC Final report BS103S
(2000)
This report outlines a three-year project to develop a two-row, chop-throw harvester in conjunction with a Bundaberg innovator and evaluate its performance under commercial conditions. The role of the BSES in this project ...