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    • Dry forecast prompts need to develop an irrigation plan 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      With an El Nino weather pattern in place over winter and the forecast for an increased likelihood of lower rainfall for the coming summer, cane farmers with irrigation supplies are being reminded of the opportunities that ...

    • Early crop forecasts could help improve nitrogen use efficiency 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      New research in the Wet Tropics is looking at how climate models and the La Nina weather pattern can help predict the size of the crop for the coming year.

    • Easy as 1, 2, 3 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)
      Easy as 1, 2, 3

    • Ecuador congress provides biosecurity insights 

      Thompson, N (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      The International Society for Sugarcane Technologists (ISSCT) Pathology and Entomology workshop was held from September 14-18 in Ecuador recently.

    • EEF60 - 60 Field trials, repeated over three years 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)
      EEF60 - 60 Field trials, repeated over three years

    • Efficient pumps : keeping your costs down 

      Davis, M (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
      Knowing how much a pump costs to run and how efficiently it is pumping makes it easier to decide what to change. Replacing a pump is a significant investment, but poorly performing pumps could be costing more to run than ...

    • Electric v Diesel pumps: is there a clear winner? 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      Electric v Diesel pumps: is there a clear winner?

    • Engagement and collaboration in action with SIX EASY STEPS 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      Engagement and collaboration in action with SIX EASY STEPS

    • Engineering solutions improve farming system 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)
      Engineering solutions improve farming system

    • Enhanced efficiency fertiliser trials rolling out on a major scale 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A major collaborative project is underway assessing the role of enhanced efficiency fertilisers in the sugarcane farming system.

    • Enhancing the sugar industry value chain 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A major collaborative and comprehensive research and adoption program is underway to optimise the efficiency of the sugarcane harvest and deliver positive outcomes across the value chain.

    • Establishing sugarcane farming systems for better soils and improved production 

      Anil-Biswas, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      Establishing sugarcane farming systems for better soils and improved production

    • Examining lime application for improving soil acidity, crop yield and CCS 

      Anil-Biswas, B; Hill, N (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      A field trial in collaboration with a subgroup of growers from the Central Queensland Soil Health Society will examine the impact of fine lime application upon yield, CCS and soil amelioration.

    • Exotic weed finds its way to Australia : Red witchweed : Striga asiatica 

      Ross, P (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
      Growers will be aware that the Class 1 Declared weed Striga asiatica (red witchweed) is present on a few farms in the Mackay area. Biosecurity Queensland is continuing to survey properties to define the weed’s distribution. ...

    • Expansion and improvement to target long-term vision 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      The Greensill family at Bundaberg is taking a long-term view of expansion and investment to ensure their agribusiness is set-up for long term profitability and sustainability.

    • Eye in the sky to help modernise sugarcane plant breeding 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Cutting-edge technology is being used to assess how potential new sugarcane varieties perform through the growing cycle, with the aim of delivering better varieties sooner for the Australian sugarcane industry.

    • Eyes on herbicides 

      Ross, P (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
      Growers will be very aware of the increasing scrutiny the sugarcane industry is under regarding herbicide run-off from farms.

    • Fall Armyworm on the march 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)
      Fall Armyworm on the march

    • Fallow management lays a solid foundation 

      Rodman, G (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      The steps for growing a good crop start long before the crop is even planted. In this article, SRA Adoption Support Officer Gavin Rodman explains some of the fallowing strategies that can help you plan to get the most from ...

    • Fallow management worth considering in dry years 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      After harvesting a final ratoon it can be tempting to plough the field out and go directly inot another cycle of sugarcane. This is not recommended, with the negative effects of continual cropping of sugarcane recognised ...