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Mill data analysis identifies key productivity drivers
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
The project demonstrated the yield benefits for growers who regularly obtained clean seed. A research project is using mill data to help inform and improve on-farm productivity, delivering benefit along the value chain for ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
Climate forecasting to improve nitrogen management in the Wet Tropics
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
SRA researcher Danielle Skocaj's PhD thesis investigated the impact of climatic conditions on Tully sugarcane yields and nitrogen fertiliser requirements. She found that climate forecasting can be used to predict N ...
New research project into sugarcane harvest losses builds momentum
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
A holistic research program is looking at the vexed challenge of sugarcane harvest losses right along the value chain. A major new research program is tackling the challenge of reducing the loss of sugarcane associated ...