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    • Practical on-farm demonstrations help boost efficiency and sustainability 

      Billing, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Protecting Our Chemicals for the Future is a project based in the northern Wet Tropics that works with grower groups to demonstrate the value of best management practices for chemical management on sugarcane farms.

    • Can 'big data' step-change agriculture? 

      Baxter, N (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A major collaborative project is underway, as part of the Rural R&D for Profit programme, to investigate the potential for farmers from big data and precision agriculture.

    • Plenty of parallels in farm challenges with SA counterparts 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Australian farmers face many similar challenges to those faced in the South African sugarcane industry

    • Using introgression to put new genes into sugarcane varieties 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Research is underway looking at the wild relatives of sugarcane to bring in the good traits from these species and see them drive productivity and profitability outcomes for sugarcane growers and millers.

    • Total research investment 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Sugar Research Australia aims to invest in projects that will deliver real benefits on key issues for its investors.

    • Milling trials assess soft sugarcane varieties 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      When a new variety is approved for release for a region within the Australian sugarcane industry, a range of factors are considered to assess how it will perform for sugarcane growers and millers.

    • Collaborative research to maximise profit from nitrogen 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Efficient use of nitrogen (N) opens doors to greater productivity, increased profit and reduced environmental impact, but what is the best way forward for particular farm systems?

    • Southern Region Group working together to drive productivity 

      Ogden-Brown, J (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      The Southern Region Group was formed to bring together stakeholders to drive productivity improvements, and has so far focussed on the key issues of optimising harvesting efficiency and improving production on marginal soils

    • Lessons from South African approach to boosting farm productivity 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      The South African sugarcane industry has a diverse mix of farmers from small holders to large scale commercial growers with the largest growing around 4000 hectares. SRA Executive Manager Communications, Brad Pfeffer, ...

    • Capability development, attraction and retention 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A brief look at recent activity within SRA's capability, development, attraction and retention program.

    • Focussing on tonnes to drive profitability 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Andrew and Melissa Deguara are running a diversified farming business with attention to detail on productivity drivers for their enterprise.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • India partnership paving the way for variety improvement 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A new collaborative partnership between SRA and the Sugarcane Breeding Institute in India is hoped to lead to mutual benefits for both countries.

    • Tackling productivity one step at a time at Mirani 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      After almost seven years of growing sugarcane west of Mackay, Tim Bone and family are starting to see the positive results of productivity enhancements that they have made to their business.

    • The full monty on the SIX EASY STEPS nutrient management program 

      Schroeder, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      The SIX EASY STEPS aims at balanced nutrition and sustainable soil and nutrient management. It considers the underlying sugarcane farming system and all essential nutrients for sugarcane production.

    • Welcome to the Winter 2017 edition of CaneConnection 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      In this edition we feature a range of stories from across SRA and our research, development and adoption investment for sugarcane growers and millers.

    • 2016 harvest the largest in over a decade 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      Sugar Research Australia has worked with milling companies to crunch the numbers on the 2016 harvest on a crop that came in at 36.5 million tonne of harvested cane.

    • Reduced tillage boosts soil health at Woodburn 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      A combination of strip tillage, soybeans and faba beans is delivering positive results for the Haynes brothers in the Broadwater mill area of northern NSW.

    • SRA continues long-term research in the Southern Region 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      SRA will have a new research farm in the Southern growing region with the purchase of a new property at Welcome Creek, on the northern side of Bundaberg.