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Do I need to apply more or less nitrogen after the fallow?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
As you’ve read in the previous article, growing a fallow crop can provide a wide range of benefits. Growing legumes in the fallow is a common practice. However, questions remain about the amount of nitrogen (N) available ...
Taking the next step forward in biofuel technology
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
New research is looking at the potential to turn bagasse into biofuel, and then take a step further by transforming it into products such as jet fuel.
The fallow – one of the busiest times on the farm
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
While your land has a break from growing cane, you have an ideal opportunity to undertake many farm operations which are not possible during the normal growing period. Make the most of the opportunities which the fallow ...
Looking for new weed management systems
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
Weed management is one of the important factors that contributes to a successful farm management plan. With continued scrutiny on diuron, how do some of the alternative herbicides stack up in the Wet Tropics?
Welcome to the 2014 summer edition of CaneConnection
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)
Welcome to the summer edition of CaneConnection. We feature updates on Sugar Research Australia’s (SRA) strategy to enhance adoption; progress being made by our plant breeders; ways to maximise productivity and profitability ...
Welcome to the third edition of CaneConnection
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)
In our last edition of CaneConnection, we focused on the fallow period and some of the key steps that can be taken to lay the foundations for the next crop cycle. Having navigated his important phase, we focus on some of ...
Australia and Indonesia working to understand sugarcane streak mosaic virus
(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.
Are you rat ready?
(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) ...
SRA grower survey reveals industry trends
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
During June, SRA commissioned a market research company to conduct a survey of 400 members, evenly spread across all cane growing regions in Queensland and New South Wales.
Pilot project looks at billet deterioration
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
A small-scale career-development project has investigated the use of hormones in relation to deterioration of sugarcane billets after harvest.