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    • Anniversary marks 10 years of tackling the smut challenge 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      This June is 10 years since sugarcane smut was first detected within the east coast cane industry. A decade on, we take a look back at that challenge and how the industry has handled this major disease incursion.

    • Answering the key questions on enhanced efficiency fertilisers 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)
      Answering the key questions on enhanced efficiency fertilisers

    • Aquatill: a new method to minimum till 

      Russell, H (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)
      Aquatill: a new method to minimum till

    • Are you rat ready? 

      Ross, P (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
      Cane growers are allowed to bait for rats from 1 October through to 30 June. However, there are a few things you need to consider in managing rats. The rats that cause most damage to cane, the ground rat (Rattus sordidus) ...

    • Assessing nitrogen inside a plastic coat 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      The science of fertiliser use is at the frontline of an on-farm revolution that is improving producitvity and stopping nutrients such as nitrogen from harming the environment.

    • Assessing the sugar content of a crop for managing the harvesting sequence 

      Plunkett, G; Fletcher, R (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)
      Maximising whole-farm sugar yield is possible by selecting blocks to harvest with maximum Commercial Cane Sugar (CCS).

    • Assessing the value of using bagasse as a paper pulp 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A major research project is investigating the potential to turn bagasse into paper pulp, which would help greatly lift the value of a resource that is put to an otherwise low-value use.

    • Australia and Indonesia working to understand sugarcane streak mosaic virus 

      Reynolds, M (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Estimated to be costing the Indonesian sugarcane industry in the region of A$50 to A$100 million dollars annually, sugarcane streak mosaic virus (SCSMV) presents a real threat to the Australian industry.

    • Australian agriculture: Growing a Digital Future 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)
      Australian agriculture: Growing a Digital Future

    • Australian sugarcane nutrition manual 

      Calcino, D; Schroeder, B; Panitz, J; Hurney, A; Skocaj, D; Wood, A; Salter, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      On-farm nutrient management has a key role in farm and industry sustainability, and in ensuring minimal off-site impacts occur.

    • Automation delivering efficiency in Burdekin gravity-fed irrigation 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A project investigating automation of furrow irrigation has found that the system works effectively on gravity-fed irrigation systems, as shown through on-the-ground experience in the Burdekin.

    • Automation investment delivering water and energy savings 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A project investigating the use of automation systems in furrow irrigation in the Burdekin is showing that there are not just labour savings and lifestyle benefits, but also water and energy use efficiencies.

    • Automation: 110 fewer hours per year sitting in the ute 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Automation of furrow irrigation has allowed Aaron Linton to better balance a busy business and family life with farming - and also deliver productivity and efficiency

    • Beneficial bacteria can help reduce losses from nematode pests 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Soil biologists have dug deeper into their understanding on the interaction between the bacteria Pasteuria penetrans and its impact on plant-parasitic nematodes, providing useful information for sugarcane growers and millers.

    • Benefits of better preparation 

      Kent, G (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      Most Australian factories are not achieving the cane preparation benchmark of 90% pol in open cells. While preparation is strongly linked to power consumption, in many cases the problem is not that there is insufficient ...

    • Benefits of controlled traffic farming : the Mackay experience 

      Hussey, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
      Many growers in the Mackay region have moved to controlled traffic farming. This system is built on permanent wheel tracks where the crop zone and traffic lanes are permanently separated. Growers using this system have ...

    • Best-practice surface drainage for low-lying sugarcane lands Herbert District 

      Reghenzani, JR; Roth, CR (BSES, 2006)
      A manual for extensionists and practitioners.

    • Better data and tools to help inform best outcome for harvesting 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      It is a complex numbers game as growers, harvesting operators, and millers work toward improving harvesting efficiency. SRA's Brad Pfeffer spoke to farmer and harvester operator Michael Brombal about meeting this challenge.

    • Better data to help inform harvest best practice 

      Keeffe, E (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      A new research project is looking at real-time harvesting sensors, in a bid to drive improvements in harvest best practice across the industry.

    • Beware of diseases that have an effect on plant emergence 

      Ogden-Brown, J (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)
      With the new planting season approaching, it is important that growers know about the soil-borne diseases that could affect the emergence of planted crops.