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New tool to deliver informed harvest decisions
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
Harvesting is a very large part of the total cost of production of sugarcane, and if not done well, the loss of value through the harvest and transport operation can exceed the 'visible' costs of harvesting.
Assessing the value of using bagasse as a paper pulp
(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.
New MSF partnership to help the Reef
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
MSF Sugar is partnering with the Australian Government and growers to improve the quality of the water entering the Great Barrier Reef.
Overseas factories share options for efficiency
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
It is well known that farmers like to look over the fence to see what innovations their neighbours are up to. And while it is nowhere near as easy for millers to "look over the fence", a current project looking inside ...
Seed project investigates biological controls for disease
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
A new small-scale research project is investigating the use of biological controls in sugarcane that could help encourage growth and reduce the impact from some diseases.
Welcome to MillingMatters
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
Wecome to the third edition of SRA's MillingMatters publication. This magazine continues to provide important updates on research activities in the milling sector, and in this edition there is a strong focus on the extra ...
Seamless transition to new ProFoss NIR system at Isis
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
ProFoss near infra-red (NIR) systems have been installed at several Australian sugar mills in 2017 with the help of milling researchers at Sugar Research Australia (SRA).
Mill retrofit could improve efficiency
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
The six-roll mill is used almost exclusively by the Australian industry for juice extraction because it achieves higher throughput and performance than most other mill designs. However, it has the disadvantage of higher ...
Improving mill efficiency through rapid analysis methods
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
This project has sought to develop turn-key, diode array benchtop NIR spectroscopy systems for the rapid analysis of sugar factory products.
Adding value to bagasse as an animal feed
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
As part of a major value adding research project, scientists are looking at the potential for transforming bagasse into a complete animal feed.