Sugar
NQ Dry Tropics ’ Sugar Program supports Burdekin cane growers to use best management practices , benefiting their bottom line while improving sustainability . This year our Sugar Team continued supporting farmers to improve irrigation , nutrient and pesticide efficiency — boosting profitability while benefiting water quality to the reef . This work was delivered under the following projects :
� Lower Burdekin Water Quality Program funded by the partnership between the Australian Government ’ s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation .
� Lower Burdekin Smart Irrigation Project funded by Lion Corporate through the Great Barrier Reef Foundation .
� Making GPS Work For You funded by the Australian Government ’ s Reef Trust .
SUGAR PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS WITH DELIVERY PARTNERS , 2023-24
56,595KG
OF DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN ( DIN ) PREVENTED FROM REACHING T H E GREAT BARRIER REEF
2.864KG
OF PESTICIDE PREVENTED FROM REACHING THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
165
70,101HA
338
677HRS
G R O W E R S CONTRACTED
OF IMPROVED PRACTICES
PROPERTY VISITS
OF EXTENSION
16 NQ DRY TROPICS | YEAR IN REVIEW 2023-24