Sugarcane economics - Farm Business Management

Publication and resources

• Cost-effectiveness of management activities ...PDF Popular

  An output of Integrated assessment of BMP cost-effectiveness and decision tool for regions and landholders.

• Key characteristics of improved management ...PDF Popular

  Analysis of sugarcane growers' perspectives of practices and adoption rates.

• Herbert demonstration farm update economic ...PDF Popular

  The Herbert demonstration farm project compares two classes of management systems (conventional and improved) on adjacent blocks that have similar soils and environmental conditions.

• Sugarcane Improved Practices Guide: BurdekinPDF Popular

  The Sugarcane Improved Practices Guide: Burdekin provides information to help sugarcane growers in reef catchments identify and adopt improved land management practices in the Burdekin region.

• Understanding the economics of improved ...PDF Popular

  This report was completed as part of QDAFs obligations under Action 4 of the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan which aims to ‘increase understanding of farm management practices and systems, economics and water quality benefits’....

• Banded mill ash – economic case study, Ingham ...PDF Popular

  Grower case study examining the economic implications of applying banded mill ash prior to planting sugarcane.

• Adoption Innovation Profile Report: Survey ...PDF Popular

  The main objective of this study is to report on the key characteristics of improved management practices as perceived by North Queensland cane producers and examining factors which influence the adoption of management practices and aims...

• Cropping solutions for Burdekin farming ...PDF Popular

  This report evaluates the profitability of different fallow crop sequences in a sugarcane crop rotation together with various sugarcane planting times. It draws upon data from a Burdekin research trial carried out over a 5-year period.

• Wet Tropics sugarcane frameworkPDF Popular

  An economic report card for sugarcane management practice changes critical to water quality. For an accessible alternative please contact the department on 13 25 23.

• Project summary factsheet - The impact of ...PDF

  This factsheet summarises the findings of a series of case studies that evaluate the economic and environmental impact of Smartcane Best Management Practice (BMP) adoption by a number of sugarcane growers in the Wet Tropics of north...

• Resource compilation - The impact of Smartcane ...PDF Popular

  This resource compilation brings together a factsheet and six case studies that evaluate the economic and environmental impact of Smartcane Best Management Practice (BMP) adoption by a number of sugarcane growers in the Wet Tropics of...

• Final report to SRA - The impact of Smartcane ...PDF Popular

  This report to Sugar Research Australia (SRA) in SRA project number 2014/015 summarises and discusses the findings of a series of case studies that evaluate the economic and environmental impact of Smartcane Best Management Practice...

• SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project Final ReportPDF

  Helping sugarcane farmers integrate electronic recording systems into their farming business.