An experiment was conducted at Tully to assess the effect of different methods and timing of cane trash management and methods of legume management at the end of a cane cycle on the following sugarcane crop in a permanent bed controlled traffic farming system. Six...
Controlled traffic (matching wheel and row spacing) is becoming an important part of the production system in the Australian sugar industry. However, with harvester and haul-out wheel spacing between 1.8A-1.9 m, controlled traffic is not possible under the traditional...
There has been concern expressed in recent years as to what is the most appropriate row spacing and plant configuration to maximise yields in sugarcane. Much of this concern has resulted from the promotion and subsequent failure of high density planting, but has also...
The current farming system has evolved with a row spacing of 1.5 m and harvesting machinery with a track width of 1.83 m or greater. This paper examines how two growers have minimised costs by developing and implementing new farming systems. Both have adopted farming...
Large scale experiments (plot size >0.3 ha) combining controlled traffic, minimum tillage and legume fallows have been established in several cane growing regions as part of the Sugar Yield Decline Joint Venture’s (SYDJV) program to establish a more profitable,...
