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Measurement and feedback systems for improving market signals for harvesting : SRDC Final report BSS261
(BSES, 2005)
One of the market impediments hindering the adoption of best practice for harvesting is
the one-price, dollar-per-tonne payment method for harvesting. It provides no incentive
for growers to improve farm layout or ...
Benchmarking harvest group practices in the Burdekin : SRDC Final report CSR033
(2006)
This project was initiated due to a lack of information available to harvesting groups as to whether their operation was economically comparable to other harvesting groups in the Burdekin and if their current practices ...
Masterclasses in soil health and soil biology for the sugar industry : Final report 2016/025
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
A total of 252 sugar growers, productivity services staff and others attended a series of Master Classes in Soil Health/Soil Biology that were held in 2017 and 2018. During those classes they had the opportunity to see ...
Investigation of the limits to high density planting : SRDC Final report BSS212
(2002)
Plant-density trials were successful in demonstrating the effect of row spacing and withinrow plant spacing on cane yield. Increasing plant density resulted in an increase in cane
yield and stalk numbers at harvest. Cane ...
Innovative farmers in the Herbert : Environmental protection agency project final report
(2007)
Farming systems innovation has been taking place in the Herbert region since the early days of the sugar industry. During the 1960s and 1970s a complete change in the farming system took place with the introduction of ...
Southern Sugar Solutions : Final report 2017/012
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)
The Southern Sugar Solutions project was a novel project that linked research; development and extension activities that were being conducted by DAF with funding support from GRDC to monitor impact on the subsequent cane crop.