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The Mackay Irrigation Project assists growers in the region to optimise water use and energy consumption to increase productivity and profits, while reducing nutrient and chemical losses. This has involved one-on-one extension support for growers to create the most cost-effective irrigation strategies through on-farm energy and system performance audits, and real-time data monitoring of soil health.
This helps growers to optimise irrigation to meet crop demand and water availability. Improved irrigation strategies increase farm productivity and have a positive impact on water quality by boosting Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) and reducing dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) export from the soil.
Mackay Irrigation Project Factsheet 1: History
Mackay Irrigation Project Factsheet 2: Crop Water Use and Yield
Mackay Irrigation Project Factsheet 3: Promoting Deeper Rooting and Water Extraction Rates
Mackay Cane Growers provides services, representation and support to the majority of cane growers across the Mackay and Plane Creek regions on a wide range of issues including advocacy, marketing, water and electricity, workplace health & safety, transport, environment and best management practice, training and business management.
Background, information and results from the Mackay Irrigation Project.
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CaneRise is funded through the Queensland Government’s Queensland Reef Water Quality Program to help cane growers implement practices that improve their cane, soil and water quality in Reef catchment areas. CaneRise was originally created as part of a project funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
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CaneRise Mackay Whitsunday acknowledges the Traditional owners of the land, the Yuwibara people, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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