Sugarcane Research

Here at the University of Southern Queensland we're working with a range of researchers to help build the skills of individuals up and down the Queensland coast so they can deliver better services for sugarcane growers. As part of the Smart Irrigation for Profit program we're working across multiple industries so some of the learnings that we've made in the cotton industry we're transferring those to the sugar industry and some of the learnings from the sugar industry we're transferring them to the cotton and the dairy industries. We'd actually train people up and hopefully have them in the region and be able to work directly with growers and other stakeholders to improve irrigation efficiency. Sustainability of sugar production can only occur where we've got efficient use of water. We can easily waste it and that's not sustainable. The Australian Government through the Smarter Irrigation for Profit Phase 2 program is co-investing with a range of different research and development corporations and universities to deliver a collaborative effort to improve irrigation performance across cotton, grains, sugarcane, dairy and rice industries.