CaneRise brings together the great work of cane farmers and industry in the Mackay Whitsunday region to reduce runoff, and improve soils and water quality in the region.
It’s a new website (canerise.com.au) featuring stories and tools to help cane farmers in the Mackay Whitsunday region grow their productivity through sustainable practices.
Established as part of a Great Barrier Reef Foundation Reef Trust Partnership project, it recognises practices that are working to improve water quality in reef catchment areas.
More than 460 landholders throughout the Mackay Whitsunday region alone have taken part in free Reef Trust Partnership-funded projects over the past few years.
We have seen benefits for farmers—with savings to time and money— as well as benefits to the environment. We now have the opportunity to share this widely through the CaneRise site.
The build of CaneRise responds to research which identified a need to have information about resources for sustainable practices in the Mackay Whitsunday region in one place, that cane farmers can more easily find and access.
The site includes existing tools that can help farmers improve practices, but can often be harder to find. This includes calculators for fertiliser blends and application, tools to support economic decision making, and resources to make data collection and record keeping easier.
It also showcases industry best practice frameworks such as Smartcane BMP and 6 Easy Steps, which many local growers have been implementing and seeing benefits for over almost a decade.
And many of these practical tools and practices come from local farmers themselves. Sarina grower, Ron Gurnett, built a high rise sprayer, modified from a cotton picker. The high rise gives more flexibility in his spraying routine, saving time and money, and improving the land for the future.
Find more stories like this on CaneRise.com.au, and keep up to date with the latest resources and tools by signing up on the website for updates.
Sarina grower, Ron Gurnett
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