This online presentation focuses on some of the constraints to sugarcane production that are contributing to the yield plateau that is evident in the Australian sugarcane industry.

Topics covered include:

• Compaction
• Waterlogging
• Marginal soils
• Observations about soil fertility following an industry wide leaf and soil survey that was completed recently.
• Q & A Session with Dr Barry Salter and growers
•  Presenter: Dr Barry Salter has worked as a research agronomist in sugarcane for the past 20 years. His research has focused on sugarcane farming systems including fallow cropping, minimum tillage, row configurations, nutrient use efficiency, enhanced efficiency fertilisers, and interactions with varieties. 

   

  Useful links:

• About Six Easy Steps Nutrient Management Program
• Six Easy Steps Toolbox