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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Water price hikes put regional economies at risk
Sugarcane growers’ organisation CANEGROWERS is urging the Queensland Government to step in and freeze water prices for farmers pending a review and resolution of significant issues not addressed in a recent report. “The recommendation from Queensland Competition Authority that irrigators pay significantly higher…
Calls for transparency on Paradise Dam
Cane growers put the highest possible value on the safety of the communities in which we not only operate, but live and raise our families. For this reason, the industry has been working closely with the Queensland Government on the issue of Paradise Dam and the potential need to lower the dam’s wall due to structural…
New Year brings industry optimism
Grower-leaders will have plenty of positives to discuss when CANEGROWERS’ eight-member board gathers for its February meeting in Gordonvale (Far North Qld) this week. Significant rainfall across the North of the state has brought welcome relief to parched cane-growing communities along Queensland’s coast, with some…
New Year sugar price optimism
The New Year has started with cautious optimism about an upswing in the world sugar price and grower organisation CANEGROWERS is urging its members to keep their eye on the ball through a unique and independent information service. “We’ve seen the prompt price for sugar climb to around $435 A$/tonne over the past few…