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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…
Time to mend fences in the sugarcane industry
Cyclone Jasper recovery grants extended
CANEGROWERS calls for urgent action on disaster funding
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Election plan to unleash sugarcane industry’s potential
CANEGROWERS has outlined an eight-point plan to the parties contesting the Queensland Election saying it will secure a sustainable, profitable and productive future for sugarcane growers, regional communities and the state economy. “We’re working harder and smarter and the next Queensland Government can help us…
Growers urged to back bid for sugar terminal board
All grower shareholders are being urged to use their vote this month to ensure their interests are represented by another sugarcane farmer on the board of Sugar Terminals Limited. “This is the first time the CANEGROWERS board has officially endorsed a candidate for the STL board,” CANEGROWERS Chairman Paul Schembri…
New model offers roadmap for farm advisory services
A project driven by a southern Queensland sugarcane growers’ organisation has developed a framework to guide the future of farm advisory services and workers. “We wanted to work out at what makes a good extension officer and why some farmers adopt new practices while others don’t,” CANEGROWERS Isis Manager Angela…
Focus on farmers is the right direction
CANEGROWERS has welcomed as a step in the right direction the Liberal National Party’s early State Election commitment to restore a balance between measures to protect the Great Barrier Reef and their impact on farmers. “Putting farmers in the middle of solutions for the environment will help turn the dial back from…
Reef policy failings outlined at Senate hearing
Key failings in the way governments have approached policy to assist the Great Barrier Reef have been exposed by the sugarcane growers’ organisation CANEGROWERS at a Senate inquiry in Brisbane. Grower representatives from eight CANEGROWERS district organisations along with state CANEGROWERS Chairman Paul Schembri have…