Projects

Assessing the use of precision agriculture technique of variable rate technology

Smarter weed control through the use of drone technology.

Prescription (zonal) application of Imidacloprid.

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

Match variety to soil type.

Two year fallow versus traditional one year legume fallow.

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

Mixed species fallow into sugarcane.

Groundwater nitrate monitoring and reduced nitrogen rate trial.

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

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.

Sub surfaced applied mill by-products.

Mill mud and ash subsurface to correct soil pH at depth.

Regen ag farming systems vs traditional.

Mixed species fallow.

Sub surface mill mud application and nitrogen reduction.

Sub surfaced applied mill by-products.

Recycled carbon materials for capturing nutrients and pesticides.

Smarter weed control using drone technology.

Zonal application of Imidacloprid

Ag lime products.

Mixed biodiversity legume cover crop.

Variable rate phosphorus trial.

Sub surface mill ash application.

Early versus late plant in the Wet Tropics with minimum and zero tillage ground preparation.

Reduced and zero cultivation in ratoon cane in the Wet Tropics.

Variable rate maps from haulout sensors.

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

High organic carbon soils low in the landscape.

Sowing multi species crops immediately after harvest.

Reduction NandP based on yield potential

Ripped versus not ripped cultivation.

Match variety to soil type.

Sub surface application of mud.

Evaluating nitrogen rates on high organic carbon sites.

The impact of intercropping soybeans on sugarcane yield and nitrogen availability.

Sub surface liquid fertiliser.

Two year fallow versus traditional one year legume fallow.

Sub surface ameliorants.

Multi species fallow – use of species that can also be used for silage or grazing.

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

Evaluating nitrogen rates on high organic carbon contrasting soils.

Liquid versus solids fertiliser and water quality outcomes.

Mixed species fallow into sugarcane.

Wireless mositure sensors.

Wireless moisture sensors

Groundwater nitrate monitoring and reduced nitrogen rate trial.

Using a smart phone app to record irrigations.

Stool spilt v side dress and water quality outcomes.

Soakage remediation maps.

Trialling different ameliorant methods to improve poor soakage.

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

Improving soil health through green waste and mill mud amelioration and cropping soybeans.

Evaluate the benefits of lignite in improving nutrient use efficiency for NPK in sugarcane.

Minimise use of residual herbicide whilst maintaining adequate weed control.

To assess the efficacy of imidacloprid applied at varying rates.

To determine the rate of nitrogen reduction possible on a plant cane crop following a soybean fallow affected by severe flooding.

To evaluate the reduction of nutrients on late-harvested crops which have a lower yield potential

To evaluate the application of reduced nutrients on old ratoons, with a low yield potential, that will be ploughed out.

The aim of telemetry is to use sensors to detect changes in soil moisture and in turn automatically inform the grower when adequate soil moisture is achieved or when irrigation must be applied.

To compare irrigation methods and their impact on plant nutrient uptake and water quality.

To determine the rate of nitrogen reduction possible on a plant cane crop following a soybean fallow affected by severe flooding.

To determine the rate of nitrogen reduction possible on a plant cane crop following a soybean fallow affected by severe flooding.

To evaluate the application of reduced nutrients on old ratoons, with a low yield potential, that will be ploughed out.

To investigate the effect of variable rate nutrient applications based upon zone crop yield potential.

To investigate the effect of harvester speed on subsequent cane yields and nitrogen use efficiency.

To reduce the amount of Nitrogen and Phosphorus applied to varieties that have high nitrogen use efficiency without suffering a yield or sugar reduction.

To compare the application of liquid fertilisers sub-surface against sub-surface application of liquid fertilisers at lower rates.

To determine the rate of nitrogen reduction possible on a plant cane crop following a soybean fallow affected by severe flooding.

To reduce the amount of Nitrogen and Phosphorus applied to varieties that have high nitrogen use efficiency without suffering a yield or sugar reduction.

To use crop sensors to spatially locate variations in soybean yield and to create nitrogen application maps to match the variability without having a negative impact on sugarcane yield.

To evaluate and demonstrate the opportunity to apply variable rate application of Balance herbicide to different soil types within a field.

To assess the efficacy of imidacloprid applied at varying rates.

To improve nitrogen use efficiency.

To improve nitrogen use efficiency on soils with high yield and moderate organic carbon levels.

To investigate the impact of intercropping soybean with sugarcane ratoons on sugar cane yield and nitrogen stores.

Reduce yield losses and increase nitrogen use efficiency by tailoring variety to soil type.

To lower the amount of imidacloprid applied per hectare by using variable rate technology, whilst maintaining adequate grub control.

To use low cost sensors on haul-out vehicles to produce cane yield maps to further improve the availability and accuracy of VR maps to growers.

Provision of low cost, automated Variable rate application maps.

To assess the impact of deep ripping in ratoons after harvesting in wet conditions, causing compaction.

To Evaluate the use of 6 Easy Steps N Rates on High Organic Carbon % Soils that are low in the landscape.

To evaluate the reduction of nutrients on late-harvested crops which have a lower yield potential

To evaluate the use of 6 Easy Steps N Rates on High Organic Carbon % Soils that are low in the landscape.

Staggered nitrogen rate application to mitigate crop lodging and CCS reduction on high yield potential soils.

To compare crop nutrient uptake and run off between applying mud Sub-surface vs Surface.

Assess the benefit of adding Worm Hit product to the soil.

To compare cane yields and soil analysis from locations where liquid fertiliser has been applied sub-surface compared to liquid fertiliser that has been applied to the surface.

To compare the application of liquid fertilisers sub-surface against sub-surface application of granular fertilisers at the same rate.

To demonstrate and measure soil health and sugarcane yield benefits from deep placement of soil ameliorants including mill mud and mill ash.

Assess the benefit of adding Serenade product to the soil by different methods.

The aim is to compare three products, Control Release, Entec, and the standard practic4e fertiliser 140S.

The aim of this project is to test the effectiveness of land smoothing using the program Ezigrade.

The aim is to find a block which has been cut late in the season and trial differing rates of fertiliser.

The aim of this project is to test the effectiveness of land smoothing using the program Ezigrade.

Using the same financial figure to purchase an Entec blend, & Spreading it accordingly

This project aims to investigate the use of varying rates of mill mud banded into the planting line before plant

To produce better sugarcane yield by improving Nutrient use efficiency.

To compare which microbial product will produce more yield, healthier cane and longer ratoon life.

This project aims to look at the effects of a long fallow (12months) bare, a long fallow (12months) with Soybeans.