CaneConnection articles: Recent submissions

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    • Investigating soldier fly control and management 

      Sartor, J (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      Although soldier fly are not a major pest, they can cause significant yield losses for the farmers who have them, especially in the Mackay, Bundaberg, Maryborough and Childers regions.

    • Coordinated effort controls RSD 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      Burdekin grower Paul Sgarbossa shares his views on disease control methods and the success that the district has had controlling Ratoon Stunting Disease.

    • SRA Board visits the Burdekin 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      In February, the SRA Board met with investors, industry stakeholders, and SRA staff in the Burdekin, as part of a regular commitment for the Board to meet regionally with the industry.

    • New project to improve extension services 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      A project conducted by RIRDC will independently examine Australia's agriculture extension process. SRA is a participant in this project.

    • SRA works to deliver improved RSD diagnosis 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      A new way of sampling and diagnosing Ratoon Stunting Disease is currently being evaluated by Sugar Research Australia.

    • Welcome to the Autumn edition of CaneConnection magazine 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      In our cover story for this edition, we take a look at the results of a survey conducted by ABARES and funded by SRA and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, looking at cane farm productivity and profitability.

    • Growing interest in SRA1(PBR) 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      Like any new variety, growers and millers have a keen eye on how the new variety SRA1(PBR) might perform once they get it into the paddock and the mill.

    • Understanding maturity 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      The process of maturity happens during the growing season as internodes along the stalk fill with sugar. However, full maturity of cane (ripening of the upper internodes) happens only when appropriate climatic conditions ...

    • Optimising CCS at harvest 

      Fletcher, R (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      Farm management decisions for maximising profit don't always mean spending extra money.

    • Roots project aims to fill missing link in YCS research quest 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      Researchers are taking a look under the ground - into the roots - in the search for answers on the mysterious Yellow Canopy Syndrome.

    • Alternatives to diuron in the Wet Tropics: Wrap-up of the 2014-2015 trials 

      Ross, P (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
      A series of trials in Far North Queensland is assessing the performance of pre-emergent herbicides in trash blanketed ratoons, across a range of environmental conditions. Four trials were carried out in 2014-15 and three ...

    • Fallow management lays a solid foundation 

      Rodman, G (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      The steps for growing a good crop start long before the crop is even planted. In this article, SRA Adoption Support Officer Gavin Rodman explains some of the fallowing strategies that can help you plan to get the most from ...

    • Progressive practices create carbon in southern soils 

      Sartor, J (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      The Chapman family in the southern region have used a number of innovative techniques to improve soil health on their farm, reducing input costs and delivering other benefits.

    • Rotation crop delivers boost for Mulgrave grower 

      Pfeffer, B (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.

    • Total research investment 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      Sugar Research Australia aims to invest in projects that will deliver real benefits on key issues for its investors.

    • Tully growers see tissue culture benefits 

      Pfeffer, B (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 

      Pfeffer, B (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 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      This season, the Isis Central Sugar Mill has dissected three bins to examine extraneous matter levels.

    • Ecuador congress provides biosecurity insights 

      Thompson, N (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      The International Society for Sugarcane Technologists (ISSCT) Pathology and Entomology workshop was held from September 14-18 in Ecuador recently.

    • Changes to Biosecurity Act and Legislation within the Queensland sugarcane industry 

      Ogden-Brown, J (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      Changes to biosecurity legislation in Queensland have implications for the current sugarcane quarantine areas and the movement of sugarcane.