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Growers welcome progress in mill dispute
CANEGROWERS has welcomed positive moves by Wilmar Sugar and the unions representing mill workers in an effort to bring their long-running pay dispute to an end.
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All hands on deck as Mossman harvest gets green light
The race is on to get Mossman’s cane crush underway, following confirmation the State Government would chip in up to $6 million towards the cost of transporting the cane 100kms south to MSF’s Mulgrave Mill.
Positive sign but permanent fix required in sugar dispute
CANEGROWERS has welcomed a temporary suspension of strike action by Wilmar mill workers that has allowed crushing to begin at three Burdekin sugar mills.
Growers fear being casualties in mill-union conflict
As I busily prepare my farm for harvest, and look out over a great crop of sugarcane, it’s hard to imagine better conditions for harvesting Queensland’s crop.