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Facilitating the commercialisation of products from GM sugarcane : communications plan
(2007)This project addresses the knowledge gap of how management affects soil biological processes. This is important because management has to maximise soil health and nutrient relations. Knowledge of soil biology in context ... -
Enhancing grower groups in the Australian sugar industry : final report BSS287
(2007)Self-directed and self-funded grower groups in other Australian agricultural industries have demonstrated that participative R&D and action-learning processes can deliver knowledge, attitude and practice change at faster ... -
Developing an integrated cropping-systems RD&E program for the sugar industry
(2008)Sugarcane trash is used extensively as garden mulch in an industry with a value in excess of $20 million per annum. The incursion of sugarcane smut has complicated the movement of trash by companies that provide sugarcane ... -
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 ... -
Enhancing an economic way of doing business in the cane industry : SRDC final report DPI015
(2008)Economics is often viewed by farmers as complex and time consuming. Economic work in the Australian sugar cane industry had been undertaken in the past but the large majority of this work was not targeted towards growers ... -
GIVE 2009 project report
(2009)The Grower Innovation Virtual Expo (GIVE 09) was hosted by the Herbert Young Farmers and Herbert and Tully grower groups. The event was also supported by Herbert Cane Productivity Services Limited (HCPSL), Tully Cane ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Helping sugarcane farmers integrate electronic recording systems into their farming business : SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2012)The use of timely and accurate records can improve farm profitability through the evaluation of past, current and future performance of the business. Electronic farm management records are relatively new for the sugar ... -
Research Seminar, Bundaberg 2 March 1988
(2012)Fourth seminar held in Bundaberg focussing on southern canegrowers district. Topics cover research, research funding and extension. -
Summary of a symposium on productivity limits in the wet tropics of the Queensland sugar industry
(2013)Improving productivity is the main strategy of the Australian sugar industry for increasing competitive performance in the international sugar market. It is also one of the key objectives of research and extension ... -
Boosting productivity in Maryborough by assisting cane growers to understand their soils : final report MSF007
(2014)This project was based around producing a soil map of the Bauple area which is south of Maryborough. The soil map will be a valuable tool for improving productivity in the area because it can facilitate better farm ... -
A pilot for business planning for young farmers and partner in the sugarcane industry : final report ACF002
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)Through ACFA’s Next Gen program, it was identified that given the aging demographic of cane farmers it is important that young farmers, the future decision makers of the industry, are provided with the tools and skills ... -
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 ... -
The fast fluorescence kinetics; a sensitive tool for early detection of water stress in sugarcane : ASSCT peer reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2016)Water stress is a major constraint for sugarcane production in many regions of the world, including Australia. Sensitive and non-destructive early measurement of the crop response to water stress would be of great value ... -
A boiler simulator for improved operator training : final report 2016/001
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)A boiler simulator training package ready for use by industry has been developed during this project. After some fine tuning to accommodate site specific details and interaction with existing factory control systems (if ... -
Tissue culture - managing impediments to adoption in Tully : final report 2014/093
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)The world is moving and changing every year, it is timely to investigate technologies available outside our current industry practice. When the opportunity arrives we need to take it and explore the possibilities as an ... -
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 ... -
Adoption of practices to mitigate harvest losses : ASSCT peer reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2019)Harvesting Best Practice (HBP) recommends that harvesters maintain pour rates of 80-90 t/h, depending on make and model, and recommends extractor-fan speed guidelines that ensure minimal cane loss with low extraneous ...