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Annual trial results and personal profiles of the innovative leaders in the Queensland sugar industry, backed up by the technical data of previous case studies.

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Burdekin, Mackay, Wet Tropics

Nitrate Inhibitors

Explaining the advantages of Nitrification Inhibitors, which slow the conversion of ammonium to nitrate in urea fertiliser.

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Burdekin, Mackay, Wet Tropics

High Efficiency Liquid Phosphate Fertilisers

High Efficiency Phosphorus fertiliser products are more expensive than traditional phosphorus products due to higher manufacturing costs but most also have very important trace elements or growth promotants which are an added benefit to the crop and support productivity.

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Mackay

PCCCF2023BAV52-2023

Plant Legume Cover Crops to Yield Benefits of Soil Health and Reduce Nitrogen to the Subsequent Plant Crop

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Wet Tropics

PCCCF2023BAV51-2023

Nutrient Management Following a Legume Fallow

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Wet Tropics

PCCCF2023BAV50-2023

Fertiliser Reductions Following a Legume Crop

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Burdekin

PCCCF2023BAV49-2023

Irrigation Efficiency with G-Dot Scheduling and Timed Actuators

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Burdekin

PCCCF2023BAV48-2023

Irrigation Efficiency with G-Dot Scheduling and Timed Actuators

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Burdekin

PCCCF2023BAV47-2023

Irrigation Efficiency with G-Dot Scheduling and Timed Actuators

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Mackay

PCCCF2022BAV46-2023

Plant Soybean Cover Crops and Adopt Benefits of Soil Health and Reduce Nitrogen to the Subsequent Plant Crop

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV45-2023

Reduce Nitrogen Fertiliser Application to Sugarcane Plant Crops Following a Short Fallow Period of 3 to 5 Months

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV44-2023

Reduce Nitrogen Fertiliser Application to Sugarcane Plant Crops Following a Short Fallow Period of 3 to 5 Months

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV43-2023

Reduce Nitrogen Application by Introducing an Enhanced Efficiency Fertiliser to the Farm

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV42-2023

Root Growth Stimulators Effect on Sugarcane Nutrient Uptake

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV41-2023

Optimising Irrigation Scheduling with Infield Sensors to Minimise Excess Nitrogen Loss and Increase Profitability

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Burdekin, Mackay, Wet Tropics

Promoting Soil Health

A healthy soil is productive, sustainable, and profitable.

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Burdekin, Mackay, Wet Tropics

NDVI: Satellite Imagery & Vegetation Indices

Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is a measure of the amount of living green vegetation.

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Burdekin, Mackay, Wet Tropics

Mill Mud and Ash by-products

Taking advantage of mill mud and ash by-products

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Mackay

PCCCF2022BAV46 โ€“ 2022

Reducing Nitrogen Application Rates on Ratoons Including Older Ratoons While Maintaining the Farms Productivity

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV45 โ€“ 2022

Reducing Nitrogen Application Rates on Ratoons Including Older Ratoons While Maintaining the Farms Productivity

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV44 โ€“ 2022

Reducing Nitrogen Application Rates on Older Ratoons While Maintaining the Farms Productivity

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV43 โ€“ 2022

Reducing Nitrogen Application Rates on Older Ratoons While Maintaining the Farms Productivity

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV42 โ€“ 2022

Root Growth Stimulators Effect on Sugarcane Nutrient Uptake

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Burdekin

PCCCF2022BAV41 โ€“ 2022

Reducing Nitrogen Rates in Response to High Groundwater Nitrate Irrigation Water in the Burdekin

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV38 โ€“ 2022

Reduce Nitrogen Application in Sugarcane Plant Crops Across the Farm Following Productive Legume Cover Crops

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV37 โ€“ 2022

Reduce Nitrogen Application in Sugarcane Plant Crops Following Well Established and Productive Cover Crops

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV36 โ€“ 2022

Reduce Nitrogen Application in Sugarcane Plant Crops Across the Farm Following Productive Legume Cover Crops

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV35 โ€“ 2022

Reduce Nitrogen Application in Sugarcane Plant Crops Across the Farm Following Productive Legume Cover Crops

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV34 โ€“ 2022

Reduce Nitrogen Application on Old Ratoon and Lower Yielding Blocks While Maintaining the Farms Productivity

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV33 โ€“ 2022

Reduced Nitrogen Application on Old Sugarcane Ratoons and Plant Blocks Following Legume Cover Crops

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV32 โ€“ 2022

Planting of Legume Cover Crops Reducing Nitrogen Requirements to Subsequent Sugarcane Plant Crops

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV31 โ€“ 2022

Planting of Legume Cover Crops Reducing Nitrogen Requirements to Subsequent Sugarcane Plant Crops

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV29 โ€“ 2022

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Old/late cut Ratoon Blocks while maintaining the Farms Productivity

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV28 – 2022

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Old/late cut Ratoon Blocks while maintaining the Farms Productivity

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV27 – 2022

Reduce Nitrogen Application in Sugarcane Plant Crops Across the Farm Following Productive Legume Cover Crops

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV26 – 2022

Reduced Nitrogen Application on Old Sugarcane Ratoons While Maintaining Farms Productivity

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Burdekin, Mackay, Wet Tropics

Guide to Moddus Application

Moddus is a foliar absorbed plant growth regulator.

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Wet Tropics

Herbert Region Fallow Legume Crops

Herbert Region fallow legume crops.

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Mackay

Mackay WS Growing Legume and Mixed Species Fallow Crops

Growing legume and mixed species fallow crops.

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Burdekin, Mackay, Wet Tropics

EM Mapping

Electromagnetic induction (EM) mapping is a form of precision agriculture that uses a sensor to measure electrical conductivity in soils at various depths.

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Wet Tropics

Michael Waring

Assessing the use of precision agriculture technique of variable rate technology

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Wet Tropics

Mario Porta

Smarter weed control through the use of drone technology.

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Wet Tropics

Alan Pace

Prescription (zonal) application of Imidacloprid.

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Mackay

George Williams

Dynamic nutrient planning - getting nitrogen right in time and place.

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Mackay

Manuel Muscat

Match variety to soil type.

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Mackay

Gerry, Sam, and Joe Deguara

Two year fallow versus traditional one year legume fallow.

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Mackay

Frank Clayton

Low risk strategy for growing legume crops and transitioning back to cane.

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Burdekin

Denis Pozzebon

Mixed species fallow into sugarcane.

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Burdekin

Brian Langdon

Groundwater nitrate monitoring and reduced nitrogen rate trial.

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Burdekin

Andrew Cross

Investigating the effect of various nitrogen rates following a harvested legume crop.

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Wet Tropics

PCCCF2020BAV12

Refining Whole Farm Nutrient Management Planning

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Wet Tropics

Damian Wirth

Assessing Direct Drill Mixed Species Cover Crops

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Wet Tropics

Wayne Gattera

Refining Nutrient Management in Late Harvest Ratoons

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Wet Tropics

PCCCF2020BAV21

Mixed Legume Fallows and Lower N Rates in Plant Cane After a Successful Legume Crop

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Wet Tropics

PCCCF2020BAV20

Mixed Legume Fallow and EM Mapping to Apply Variable Rates of Gypsum

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Wet Tropics

PCCCF2020BAV19

Mixed Legume Follows and Lower N Rates in Plant Cane After a Successful Legume Crop

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Wet Tropics

John Padovan

Wider Row Spacing and Mixed Species Fallow

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Wet Tropics

Ben McClelland

Wider Row Spacing and Variable Rate Application

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Wet Tropics

Ray Rinaudo

Direct Drill Legume Fallow

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Wet Tropics

Phil Campagnolo

Integrated Weed & Pest Management Planning

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Wet Tropics

Peter White

Refining Whole Farm Nutrient Management Planning

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Wet Tropics

PCCCF2020BAV13

Assessing Banded Chicken Manure in Plant Cane

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Wet Tropics

PCCCF2020BAV10

Bare Fallow to Legume Fallow

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Wet Tropics

Leo and Guido Gattera

Bare Fallow to Legume Fallow

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Wet Tropics

Mark Aquilina

Bare Fallow to Legume Fallow

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Burdekin

PCCCF2020BAV4

EM Mapping to Support Implementing Precision Farm Management & Installing Irrigation Scheduling Tools

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Burdekin

PCCCF2020BAV3

EM Mapping to Support Implementing Precision Farm Management & Installing Irrigation Scheduling Tools

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Burdekin

PCCCF2020BAV2

EM Mapping to Support Implementing Precision Farm Management & Installing Irrigation Scheduling Tools

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Burdekin

Greg Macelroy

Monitoring In-Field Soil Moisture of Varying Growth Zones to Accurately Schedule Irrigation Events

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV38

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Older Ratoons

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV37

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Ratoon Blocks and Planting of Legume Crops to Fallow Blocks

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV36

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Older Ratoons

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV35

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Older Ratoons

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV34

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Older Ratoons

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV33

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Incoming Season by Planting Legume Crops to Fallow Blocks

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV32

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Older Ratoons

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV31

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Older Ratoons

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV30

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Older Ratoons

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV29

Reducing Nitrogen Application on Poor Varietal Performance Blocks

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV28

Reducing nitrogen application on older ratoons Calen

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV27

Reducing nitrogen application on older ratoons

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Mackay

PCCCF2021BAV26

Reducing nitrogen application on older ratoons

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Burdekin, Mackay, Wet Tropics

Bean Calibration Guide

A practice fact sheet for calibrating bean planters.

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Wet Tropics

Types of inoculants and things to consider when using them

A practice fact sheet for types of inoculants and things to consider when using them.

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Burdekin

Project Catalyst Summary Economics Analysis Report.

This is a summary of the Project Catalyst Full Economics Analysis Report.

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Burdekin

Project Catalyst Full Economics Analysis Report.

You can read all about the fourteen trials here.

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Mackay

John (Mac) Muscat.

Trial of the application of varied nitrogen rates.

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Mackay

Tony Bugeja

Trial of varied nitrogen rates.

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Burdekin

Warren Viero

Trial to compare liquid fertiliser with granular fertiliser applied via side dress and stool splitting.

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Mackay

Sam, Gerry, and Joe Deguara

Trial and surface and subsurface application methods of BioDunder fertiliser.

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Burdekin

Paula and Bryan Langdon

Trial of the application of reduced nitrogen rates to account for nitrates in irrigation water.

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Burdekin

Brendan Swindley

Trial of the application of a reduced nitrogen rate to account for the nitrates supplied through irrigation water.

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Wet Tropics

Alan Lynn

Trial of the application of different forms of soil ameliorants.

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Mackay

Phil Deguara

Trial of surface and subsurface application methods of mill mud and ash.

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Wet Tropics

Chris McClelland

Trial of subsurface mill mud application and reduced nitrogen rates.

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Mackay

Grant and Allan Matsen

Trial of the subsurface application of mill mud.

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Wet Tropics

Chris Condon

Trial of regenerative agriculture practices of RegenAG including a multi-species fallow.

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Wet Tropics

Lawrence and Hayden Di Bella

Trial of a number of legume and multi-species fallows.

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Mackay

Frank Clayton

Trial of a low-cost legume versus bare fallow strategy.

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Wet Tropics

Robert Zandonadi

Alternate row irrigation economics

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Burdekin

Bryan Langdon

To develop a site-specific nitrogen reduction rate that the grower can implement on their blocks that are irrigated with underground water high in nitrates.

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