WELCOME TO OUR VIRTUAL BUS TOUR!

This new section will include articles and short videos of good farming practices.  We are calling it a 'Virtual Bus Tour' because it is a way of seeing how cane growers have implemented best management practice on their farms, without leaving yours. 

Putting this new technology on our website has been made possible through a partnership between CANEGROWERS and two Federal Government programs - Reef Rescue and Farm Ready.  More information on both important Australian Government programs can be found below.

Strap yourselves in and get ready for your tour of Australian cane farms, online. 


GOOD FARM PRACTICE (high bandwidth required) 
  Virtual Bus Tour Introduction
        with Ian Ballantyne NEW
  Integrated Whole Farm Planning
        Granshaw family, Burdekin NEW
  Good Practice for Water Quality
        Steve Calcagno, Babinda NEW
  Automated Irrigation Trials & Water Monitoring
        Russell Jordan, Burdekin  NEW
  Automated Overhead Irrigation Systems
        Maryann Salvetti, Tablelands NEW
  Technology Making Good Farming Practice Easier
        Mark Savina, Cairns NEW
  Onfarm and Waterway Management
        Doug Cress, Mossman NEW
  Wrap up & credits
        by Ian Ballantyne NEW



NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT (high bandwidth required)
Nutrient Management Introduction 
       Justin Anderson, Childers
Efficient Surface Application
       Tony Chapman, Alloway (Isis) 
Watering in Fertiliser
       Vince Germanotta, Mackay 
Subsurface Application 
       Peter Tabaldi, Mossman
Calibration
       Geoff Plath, Farnsfield (Isis) 
Precision Agriculture in Fertilising
       Phillip Deguara, Mackay 
Liquid One Shot
       Brian Machan, Tully 
Mill Ash
       Ramon Marbelli, Ingham 
Zonal Mud
      Gerry Deguara, Mackay 
Sediment Management
       Phil Tarditi, Tully 
Nitrogen from Legumes
       Gavin Kedar, Burdekin 
Compost Application
       Adrian Ross, Maryborough 
Compost
       John Ross, Mackay 




With thanks to CANEGROWERS partners in this project

CANEGROWERS partnered with the Australian Government's Farm Ready program to put together a DVD of good farm practice.  Farm Ready's objective is to get information out to farmers in the best way possible to increase adoption of new practices and technologies as quickly as possible.

CANEGROWERS partnered with the Australian Government's Reef Rescue program to produce a DVD on Nutrient Management techniques.  The Reef Rescue program has an objective to improve the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, and has done so by funding $146 million in water quality grants for the  adoption of improved land management practices in agricultural commodities, including sugarcane, horticulture, cotton, grazing and dairy.  The objective of these practices is to improve the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon by reducing potential nutrient, pesticide and sediment load while helping improve farm productivity and profitability.