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Sugarcane seed project looks at cane's 'weediness'
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
Most farmers spend little time thinking about whether the tiny seeds from sugarcane flowers actually germinate in their paddocks or the broader environment.
Trickle investment delivers water use efficiency
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
The investment in trickle-tape irrigation is yielding positive results for Burdekin farmer Aaron Linton.
Rotation crop delivers boost for Mulgrave grower
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
Even more than two-and-a-half years into a crop cycle, Andrew Greenwood still continues to see visual benefits to his sugarcane following a rotation crop of peanuts, as SRA's Brad Pfeffer discovers.
A look into the biology of sugarcane soils reveals lost yield potential
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
A research project currently underway is looking at the complex collection of living organisms in sugarcane soils and their relationship to productivity.
New longer residual canegrub control to benefit industry
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
Sugarcane growers dealing with canegrubs have a new tool at their disposal thanks to a long-term collaborative partnership between SRA and Crop Care Australia (CCA).
Grower project yields lessons for soil health improvements
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
A Burdekin grower group project is finding that applying microbes to soils is not enough by itself to improve soil health, and that when applying microbes you need to consider the entire soil environment.
Tully growers see tissue culture benefits
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
A project underway by the productivity services at Tully is helping growers to adopt tissue culture technology, allowing them access to varieties sooner.
Early crop forecasts could help improve nitrogen use efficiency
(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.
A piece-by-piece look into Mr Average cane bin
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
This season, the Isis Central Sugar Mill has dissected three bins to examine extraneous matter levels.
Welcome to the summer edition of CaneConnection
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
With the harvest complete for most regions, this issue takes a look back at some innovative and modern farm practices being used on farms that help deliver improved outcomes for growers and millers.