Christmas Crushed: Delays take heavy toll on farming families
Queensland's sugarcane farming families will spend this Christmas counting the cost of yet another delayed harvest, with updated industry analysis finding that poor milling performance throughout the year which caused crushing to continue into the…
Cyclone Jasper recovery grants extended
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the Queensland Government’s decision to extend disaster recovery grant applications for primary producers impacted by Cyclone Jasper.
CANEGROWERS calls for urgent action on disaster funding
CANEGROWERS is urging the Queensland Government to extend the application deadline for disaster recovery grants for primary producers impacted by Cyclone Jasper.
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Code delivers result for Tully growers
Tully sugarcane growers are relieved they will start the 2020 harvest with a workable contract to supply their local sugar mill after arbitration broke an 18-month long deadlock in negotiations with its owners. Backed by members, the CANEGROWERS Tully leadership instigated arbitration under a provision of the Federal…
Farmers demand no more delays to dam plan
Sugarcane growers in the Childers region are calling for urgent and serious work to determine how Paradise Dam can be fixed now – without its wall being reduced in height. CANEGROWERS Isis Chairman Mark Mammino says he acknowledges and welcomes the recent report by engineer Dr Paul Rizzo and his view that the dam,…
Growers call sugar industry together for virus planning
CANEGROWERS is convening an Australian sugar industry working group to assess and plan for the short, medium and long term impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. "On behalf of our members, we have taken the initiative to get the whole supply chain together to talk about what this unprecedented health emergency could mean…
Celebrating Smartcane BMP's first 500
Queensland’s sugarcane industry is celebrating the first 500 cane farming businesses accredited in the industry voluntary best management practice program Smartcane BMP. “Together these 500 growers, individuals and families, manage 30% of the state’s sugarcane land at or above industry best practice,” CANEGROWERS CEO…
CANEGROWERS disputes sense of AgForce move
Queensland’s sugarcane growers’ organisation is disappointed AgForce is considering adding a new commodity group to its organisation to represent the industry. "We understand AgForce has chosen to go through a member consultation process on their proposal,” CANEGROWERS Chairman Paul Schembri said. “We are deeply…