New South Wales
Progress update
| Project | What we’re doing | Status | Next Steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recruiting a Lead Agronomist for NSW | SRA is advertising and recruiting a locally based Lead Agronomist to support growers across Condong, Broadwater and Harwood. Employed and managed by SRA, the agronomist will work closely with Sunshine Sugar Agricultural Services, NSW CANEGROWERS and local partners to improve cane productivity and farm profitability | In progress | Review applications, shortlist and interview candidates, then confirm appointment and induction arrangements. |
| Agreeing the NSW District Work Plan | SRA will work with growers, Sunshine Sugar and NSW CANEGROWERS through the NSW Delivery Group to agree a focused District Work Plan. The plan will set priorities, responsibilities, milestones and measures of success, with harvesting losses, farming systems and variety performance as initial areas for agreement. Progress will be reported monthly. | In progress | Agree priority projects, responsibilities, milestones and measures with local partners. Publish the agreed plan and begin monthly reporting. |
| Establishing a Regional Variety Management Group | SRA will bring growers, Sunshine Sugar Agricultural Services, NSW CANEGROWERS and SRA variety specialists together to establish a Regional Variety Management Group. The group will identify local variety needs, review trial results and share practical advice on variety choice, management and access to approved clean seed. | In progress | Invite representatives from all three mill areas, agree the group's purpose and membership, and arrange its first meeting. |
| Establishing local variety trials | SRA will work with growers and local partners to agree and establish variety strip trials at representative NSW sites. Subject to suitable planting material and required approvals, the trials will compare yield, sugar content and ratoon performance for novel and established varieties under local conditions. Results will be shared through field walks and practical grower advice. | In progress | Agree the trial questions with growers and SRA variety specialists. Identify host farms, varieties, suitable planting material, approvals and the next practical planting window. |
New South Wales overview
The above activities for the NSW district are part of the action plan from the SRA Strategic Plan (2026- 2031). Priorities contained within the Strategic Plan have an Action Plan outlining the delivery roadmap to achieve its outcomes. Progress updates for action in your district can be viewed in the tables above on this page.
For more information contact Graeme Doole, SRA General Manager, Adoption
