Concerns about decreasing productivity in recent years in the Herbert cane growing region prompted the Herbert Cane Productivity Services Limited (HCPSL) to commission a review of the production system in an attempt to identify issues that have likely influenced...
Nutrient loss is a significant issue faced by the sugarcane industry in tropical Australia. Controlled release (CR) fertilisers may offer significant opportunities to reduce nutrient losses leading to potential improvements in nutrient efficiencies, productivity gains...
Loss of nitrogen from sugarcane fields is of serious environmental concern and also limits sugarcane production. Losses can be significant in high rainfall environments, where nitrogen is subject to surface runoff, leaching and denitrification. Large-scale field...
N 2011, nearly two hundred students at eleven State primary schools located in the Herbert River catchment near Ingham participated in the Herbert Water Quality Monitoring Project. Five of these schools were also involved in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park...
