News

The Link May 2020: Special Edition

The latest edition of The Link is now available on the Knowledge Hub on our website. This month we have released a SPECIAL EDITION dedicated to Soil...

Eldana Manual Updated

We have just updated our Eldana Manual which contains easy-to-follow guidelines for managing eldana in sugarcane. SASRI’s best management...

SASRI Mechanisation Reports 2020

The 2020 edition of SASRI Mechanisation Reports 1 & 2 are now available. Report 1 has information and examples that will help in estimating the...

Pest & Disease Guide Updated

We have just published a 2020 update of our Pest & Disease pocket guide. The guide contains a collection of pictures and identifiable traits...

PurEst Update

A new version of PurEst was release in February 2020. This update refines the spray date guide so that there are no inconsistencies between the...

Ripener Timing Guide

A new poster guide has just been published to assist sugarcane growers with deciding on appropriate times of the year for applying chemical...

InfoPack Disc

The InfoPack disc that was previously published by SASRI on an annual basis has been discontinued. You will now be able to find all InfoPack content...

Flowering

This season, flowering has been particularly profuse, especially in varieties prone to flowering e.g. N23, N27, N42. Heavily flowered cane should...

Pests and Diseases

In eldana-prone areas, ensure that you have planned your IRAC-compliant insecticide spray programme on carry-over cane. You must regularly scout...

Going Bats About Eldana!

Over the last two or three seasons, the topic of eldana control in the Midlands has been largely dominated by chemical control. Whilst this is an...

SUSFARMS Version 4 now available!

The sugar industry’s Sustainable Sugarcane Farm Management System, SUSFARMS®, is a management system that has evolved into a useful tool for...