6.1.4 Soil management ................................................................................................................... 43
6.1.5 Additional evidence - fertiliser sales and usage data ............................................................ 45 6.2 Priority areas for reducing nutrient and pesticide losses .............................................................. 46 6.3 Factors affecting adoption ............................................................................................................. 47 6.3.1 Barriers and enablers ............................................................................................................. 47 6.3.2 The costs of management practice change ........................................................................... 49
6.4 Delivery options for sugarcane irrigation management to contribute to the load reduction targets 52
6.4.1 GBR scale ............................................................................................................................... 52 6.4.2 The Lower Burdekin ............................................................................................................... 53
Part III : Documentation and evaluation of investment in improved irrigation management for water quality improvement in the Lower Burdekin ........................................................................................... 55
7 Overview of investment programs – current and past ......................................................................... 55 7.1 Current and past programs ........................................................................................................... 55 7.2 Related initiatives .......................................................................................................................... 61 7.3 Documented program evaluation ................................................................................................. 62 7.3.1 Evaluation conducted by project partners ............................................................................ 62 7.3.2 Program evaluation conducted through research projects .................................................. 68
7.4 Coordination platforms , delivery partners and capacity ............................................................... 70 7.4.1 Coordination platforms ......................................................................................................... 71 7.4.2 Delivery partners and capacity .............................................................................................. 71 8 References ............................................................................................................................................. 73 9 Attachment 1 : Paddock to Reef Sugarcane Water Quality Risk Framework ......................................... 81
10 Attachment 2 : Burdekin DIN Runoff Model changed between Report Cards 2014 - 2015 and 2016 85
11 Attachment 3 : Summary of program evaluations for Reef Rescue ( 2008-2013 ) and Reef Programme ( 2014-2016 ) ................................................................................................................................................... 87
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