Picking: Owning your own or using a contractor

A new John Deere round bale cotton picker costs about $1.3m+, making it one of the most expensive agricultural machines available in Australia and a major capital expenditure decision for any farm business.

Economic benefits of feral pig control

Podcast, webinar, report & fact sheets.

2023

Smarter Irrigation for Profit - Phase 2 (SIP2)

More Profit from Nitrogen (MPfN)

12 case studies

1 Final evaluation

Can innovative energy and storage solutions reduce the cost of energy and reduce the carbon footprint of irrigators in the Australian Sugar industry?

Thesis 2021

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Factors influencing Australian sugarcane irrigators’ adoption of solar photovoltaic systems for water pumping

Journal of Cleaner Engineering and Technology, August 2021

1.60 MB

Smart Irrigation control saves water and labour in rice growing systems

Nov 2020

More Profit from Nitrogen case studies conducted for Dairy Australia

Dec 2020

Economic Potential of Autonomous Tractor Technology in Australian Cotton Production Systems

Oct 2020

Economic impact of feral pigs in NW NSW

Report, Oct 2020

Economic impact of feral pigs in NW NSW

Summary, Aug 2020

Sugar Research Australia Energy Podcast

Podcast Jan 2020

Ag Econ's Janine Powell and Jon Welsh discuss renewable energy options in the Australian sugarcane industry.

AgEcon Webinar: Renewable Energy Case Studies (#1 in 2 part series)

YouTube - Webinar April, 2020

AgEcon economists Jon Welsh and Janine Powell will be presenting two webinars and will discuss key findings from their SRA-funded research project entitled Productivity improvements through energy innovation in the sugar industry.

AgEcon Webinar: Finance options and barriers to adoption (#2 in 2 part series)

YouTube - Webinar April ,2020

This second webinar in the two part series looks at finance options for funding renewable energy on farm, as well as the key drivers and barriers to adoption of this technology.