CANEGROWERS wins replanting support for flood-hit growers
CANEGROWERS welcomes the State and Federal Governments’ joint decision to allow disaster recovery grants to cover replanting costs – calling it a major win for growers.
Disaster relief a good start but recovery is more than cleanup
CANEGROWERS welcomes today’s announcement by the State and Federal Governments of a joint disaster relief package for primary producers devastated by recent flooding across north Queensland.
CANEGROWERS urges State Government to assist flood-hit growers with replanting costs
As north Queensland’s cane farmers face a disaster of unprecedented scale, CANEGROWERS is urging the State Government to align with other states by assisting growers with the cost of replanting lost crops.
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Industry finds new energy as 2020 season ends
After a challenging 2020, Queensland’s sugarcane crush has ended and growers are looking forward to 2021. “This year’s sugarcane harvest was 29.3 million tonnes in Queensland, a result around 900,000 tonnes higher than the 2019 season,” CANEGROWERS Chairman Paul Schembri said. “That increase can be largely put down…
Growers ahead of targets for best practice accreditation
Queensland’s sugarcane growers are ending the year on a high. Nine months after hitting the milestone of 500 accreditations, a 600th cane farm business has been independently assessed as operating at or above industry best practice under the acclaimed Smartcane BMP program. “This is evidence of remarkable…
Sugar industry leaders building a vision for the future
Leaders from across the Australian sugar industry have met this week to develop a working industry vision for the future. The forum involved representatives from CANEGROWERS, Australian Sugar Milling Council, Australian Cane Farmers’ Association, and Sugar Research Australia. The agreed working vision is: Sugar Plus:…
CANEGROWERS launches course for cane farm profitability
Industry peak organisation CANEGROWERS is encouraging sugarcane growers to register for a TAFE Queensland course aimed at improving farm profitability. “Competition in sugar marketing and the ability to forward price has opened up new opportunities for growers to enhance their profitability,” CANEGROWERS CEO Dan…
Mill decision heralds changes for Maryborough
CANEGROWERS Maryborough says the announcement from MSF Sugar that it will stop operating the Maryborough Mill and instead arrange for contracted sugarcane to be crushed elsewhere ends six months of uncertainty and speculation for growers. “While today’s news about the mill is disappointing for us and the community,…