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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 ... -
Coating boiler tubes to reduce costs
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Collaboration the key to ongoing improvement in harvest efficiency
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Excessive harvesting losses are not just an issue in Australia, but also in overseas industries. SRA Adoption Officer Phil Patane travelled to the Brazil and the US to learn more. -
Crushing it: adding value to the cane industry through new technology
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A recently completed PhD by Joshua Howard has examined the potential for the sugarcane industry to tap into value-adding through the use of by-products such as bagasse and molasses. -
Enhancing the sugar industry value chain
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A major collaborative and comprehensive research and adoption program is underway to optimise the efficiency of the sugarcane harvest and deliver positive outcomes across the value chain. -
Fibre Quality Measurement gets a 30-year review
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FUTURES FORUM: Forging a bright future for Australian sugarcane
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Getting the value from milling statistics
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)Sugar Research Australia has published a guide to milling statistics for the 2014 season, providing a document that gives a comprehensive run-down on last year's crush. -
Harvesting demonstrtion trials: what it means to the mill
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Herbert growers and millers head south to learn more on harvest efficiency
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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. -
Improving value chain efficiency through cane cleaning
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Research is investigating new technology that could transform parts of the sugarcane harvesting and milling process, through a potential new cane-cleaning technology. -
Increasing technology and innovation capabilities in the Milling sector
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Increasing technology and innovation capability in the milling sector
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International scientist joins SRA chemistry and NIR team
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Leading the charge on efficient & sustainable production
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have used a scale-model of a wet scrubber to provide valuable information for sugar millers on how this piece of milling equipment functions � and to recommend possible ... -
Learning from the overseas experience
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)SRA has approved funding for this project to commence in the latter half of 2015, which will look to bring some of the efficiencies of overseas milling operations to benefit Australian factories. -
Maximising industry value through optimised harvesting practices
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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 ... -
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 ...