Moddus crop ripener crop sampling.

Moddus crop ripener crop sampling.

It is amazing what a difference a week of sunny weather makes! The last 14 days of sun have done wonders for our crop after all the rain and now we turn our attention to pre harvest sampling . Since 2019 pre harvest sampling of cane is done in field, prior to this...
Pokkah Boeng

Pokkah Boeng

With the humid and wet weather, we have been getting since January the crop is growing well, along with everything else including the lawn at home! Looking at some of the districts crops over the past couple of weeks the signs of a leaf disease known as Pokkah Boeng...
Tully variety Management group (TVMG) meeting

Tully variety Management group (TVMG) meeting

Recently the Tully variety Management group (TVMG) met for an end of year wrap up meeting. At this meeting we discussed the results of the 2020 variety sampling work which helps determine which of the new varieties will be recommended for commercialization over the...
Establishing the  Q250 site in El Arish 2019

Establishing the Q250 site in El Arish 2019

Recently some new mill mud and Ash demo sites have been established in Tully with an emphasis on maintaining yield of certain varieties. There has also been other sites established with mill mud to reinforce the Six Easy Steps toolbox recommendations for Nitrogen...
Pachymetra Root Rot

Pachymetra Root Rot

Growers are reminded that now is a good time to soil sample but not only for nutrition for next year’s crop but also to see what levels of Pachymetra exist on blocks that are going into fallow. Pachymetra Root Rot is a root disease caused by a fungus which can impact...