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​The Birthplace Of

Precision
Su​garcane Farming​

GROWING
HECTARES OF SUGARCANE
PRODUCING
TONNES OF SUGAR
FEEDING
MILLION PEOPLE THEIR ANNUAL SUGAR NEEDS
Davco Farming Overview
Davco Farming is an irrigated sugarcane farming business located adjacent to the Burdekin River 24 kilometers to the west of Ayr, North Queensland, Australia. 
  • 3,000 ha cultivated - fully irrigated by furrow & drip
  • Crop production 300,000 tonnes at 15% sucrose
  • Commenced sugarcane production in 1987
  • Development of grazing land to irrigated cropping since 1970s
  • Annual rainfall 900mm (80% Dec-March)
  • Crop irrigation requirement 9 to 10 ML/ha/annum
Precision Sugarcane Farming
Davco Farming is an internationally recognised leader in state of the art mechanised sugarcane production, having co-developed or introduced a number of technologies to the global sugarcane industry including:
  • Laser Landforming (1979)
  • Irrigation Tailwater Recycling (1987)
  • Sugarcane Yield Mapping (1996)
  • Control Traffic Farming (1997)
  • 2cm GPS Machinery Guidance (1998)
  • Variable Rate Input Application (2001)
  • GPS Weed Mapping (2001)
  • GPS Landforming (2007)
  • 6 Row Billet Planter (2013)
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Awards
DAVCO Farming has been recognized with awards for innovative farming practices. These include:
  • PrecisionAg Institute Precision Farmer Of The Year
  • John Deere Global Ag Innovation Council 
  • Australian Sugar Innovator Of The Year
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Office: +61 7 4782 7575
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Postal Address:
P. O. Box 972
Ayr QLD 4807
AUSTRALIA
Office Location:
312 George Bundy Rd
Upper Haughton QLD 4807
AUSTRALIA
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