Soil management and break crops

Tools & Resources

Riparian Revegetation

Reef Catchments

A Factsheet on riparian restoration to prevent streambank erosion and buffering sediment and nutrient run off.

Complementary crops in the sugarcane industry

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Information about complementary crops including regional suitability.

Break Crops information

Mackay Area Productivity Services (MAPS)

Information and ideas about using break crops in sugarcane fallow.

Cane Fallow Management

Mackay Area Productivity Services (MAPS)

Tips and examples to think about for cane fallow management.

Qld Riverine Protection Permit Exemption Requirements

The document outlines what activities landholders can undertake in waterways and how to apply for a permit if not covered by the exemption.

Regenerating Soil with a Specialised Planter

Video story on Central Queensland Soil Health Systems using a funded seeder to sow a multi-species mix of plants into their paddocks, fallows and inter-rows.

Reef Trust IV – Streambank Remediation

Reef Catchments

Video story on how something like a wooden pile field act stops erosion.

Mixed Species Fallow Cropping

A video on air seeder, tech adoption & machinery adaptation for mixed species fallow cropping.

GROWING LEGUME AND MIXED SPECIES FALLOW CROPS Growing legume and mixed species fallow crops in the Mackay Whitsunday region

What to consider to grow legume and mixed species fallow crops in the Mackay Whitsunday region.

Soil Health Toolbox
Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

The toolbox provides practical resources for improved soil health.

Precision Planter for Loan
Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

SRA Mackay is supporting growers to trial growing complementary fallow crop soybeans using the SRA Precision Planter, which can plant through a trash blanket and cultivated ground.