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Implementing methods for wider industry adoption : SRDC final report CSE009
(2007)Many of the challenges that the sugarcane industry faces are complex systems issues and R&D addressing these issues requires the active participation of industry stakeholders. A deeper understanding of processes that ... -
Improving extension capacity : final report BSS279
(BSES, 2006)The extension staff in the Burdekin district are both fresh-faced and full of new ideas. One of their largest hurdles to jump is the implementation of science into the real world. Growers are some of the hardest nuts to ... -
Improving the profitability of canefarmers in the wet tropics : Analysis and strategies : final report BSS222
(2002)This document provides the results of a 4-year benchmarking project in the Wet Tropics region of the Queensland sugar industry. The project examined production costs from Tully in the South to Mossman in the North as well ... -
Increasing sugar recovery through improved mill sanitation and biocide application : final report 2020/203
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)Undetermined sucrose loss during the processing of sugarcane to sugar is estimated between 1-2%, being a large financial loss to the industry. Microbial infection of sugarcane juice is from the microorganisms that enter ... -
Investigating the corrosivity of evaporator condensates and the contributing factors : final report 2020/204
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)Recent studies of steam efficient evaporator stations in Australian factories have shown that sucrose degradation and the subsequent formation of acids in the juice produces final evaporator condensates of low pH (sometimes ... -
Measuring the profitability and environmental implications when growers transition to best management practices : final report 2014/015
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)The development of sugarcane Best Management Practices (BMPs) aims to improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of sugarcane farms. However, there has been limited research that has examined both the ... -
Pathways to water quality improvement in the Myrtle Creek sub-catchment : final report 2017/810
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)The Pathways to Water Quality Improvement in the Myrtle Creek Sub-catchment project (Myrtle Creek Project) has run in the Proserpine area for three years (2018-2021), connecting sugarcane growers in the Myrtle Creek ... -
Productivity improvements through energy innovation in the Australian sugar industry : final report 2017/011
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)Water pumping forms a significant portion of energy use in Australian irrigated agriculture. Water for Australia’s $2 billion annual sugarcane crop is from precipitation and irrigation. As an irrigated industry in a variable ... -
Productivity performance of climatological sub-regions within the Tully Mill area : ASSCT peer-reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2019)Inter-annual climate variability has a significant impact on productivity in the Wet Tropics region. Climate also varies spatially, yet the impact on productivity is less well known. Two distinct climatological sub-regions ... -
Promotion of integrated pest management in sugarcane: Final report BS184
(1998)Associate Professor and agricultural science writer Lisa Halvorsen was invited to work with the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations for five months. Her aim was to help develop effective communications strategies for ... -
Reducing boiler maintenance costs and deferring capital expenditure through improved technology : final report 2016/020
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)Boiler tube wear and corrosion costs the industry approximately $5 million a year in repairs, stops and inefficient operation. For example, the replacement cost of one convection bank due to wear is approximately $1 million ... -
Reducing the risk of exotic pests and diseases of sugarcane : final report BS194S
(1999)'Reducing the risk of Exotic Pests and Diseases in Cane' was a project aimed at maximising the effectiveness of the Australian sugarcane industry's quarantine system. The main objective of the project was to complete an ... -
Report for terrain natural resource management : delivery of six easy steps and integrated weed management workshops throughout the terrain region
(2011)As part of the Reef Rescue project, BSES Limited has two contracts with Terrain Natural Resource Management involving the delivery of specific extension services to the sugar cane industry in the Terrain region sugarcane ... -
Report for terrain natural resource management extension officer support services to cane farmers in the Herbert and Tully region
(2011)As part of the Reef Rescue project, BSES Limited has two contracts with Terrain Natural Resource Management involving the delivery of specific extension services to the sugar cane industry in the Terrain region sugarcane ... -
Research Seminar, Bundaberg 2 March 1988
(2012)Fourth seminar held in Bundaberg focussing on southern canegrowers district. Topics cover research, research funding and extension. -
Scoping Study for CaneMAPPS Development
(2022-04-22)This project scopes the development requirements of CaneMAPPS: a digital platform to facilitate growers’ adoption and implementation of sustainable farming practices in sugarcane production. Consultations with SRA staff ... -
SRDC Travel and Learning Project final report Grower Innovation Virtual Expo
(2008)GIVE 2008 was a follow up to the very successful GIVE 2006. GIVE stands for Grower Innovation Virtual Expo.For the first time in the history of the Australian sugar industry, groups of growers have been funded to undertake ... -
Sugar industry productivity and data recording spatial data hub for research and extension : final report 2015/045
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)The Australian sugar industry was an early adopter of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and has considerable spatial data of where the crop has been grown. In some cases, data extends back for more than 20 years. When ... -
Sugar industry training on community engagement : final report BSS278
(2006)Two community engagement workshops were run by Coutts J&R for the New South Wales sugar industry. The first workshop focused on crisis and issues management. The second workshop focused on how best to use the NSW cogeneration ... -
Sugarcane Research Experiment Management System (SREMS) : SRDC final report
(2011)SRDC-funded physiological and agronomic experiments have been conducted by many researchers from various research institutes over the past decades. The resulting datasets are typically stored in idiosyncratic formats in a ...