Mackay
Racecourse Projects
Dynamic nutrient planning, getting nitrogen right in time and place
Projects
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.
Mackay
Manuel Muscat
To increase crop yield on marginal soils, leading to increased soil cover, reduced soil losses, increased nutrient use efficiency and increased profitability.
Mackay
Gerry Deguara
To demonstrate that a diversified cropping system is the most economically and environmentally sustainable management approach long term.
Mackay
Frank Clayton
To assess the sugarcane crop impacts of fallow practices that may provide a low risk strategy for growing legume crops and transitioning back to cane.
Burdekin
Dennis Pozzebon
To utilise planted mixed species in a fallow block to improve and increase natural soil health.
Burdekin
Brian 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.
Burdekin
Andrew Cross
To determine the most cost effective method of improving water quality and crop NUE through optimising nitrogen rate following a harvested legume crop.