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.
National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke will get a taste of the sweet life when he visits the heart of Queensland sugarcane country this week.
Fire ants are back in the news, and once again, it’s for all the wrong reasons.
Thousands of Queenslanders have come out in support of the small far north community of Mossman, calling on the State Government to keep the local sugar mill operating to help underpin investment in the community.
Local elections might be over, with new and returning councilors appointed across the state last month, but in truth, election season has only just begun.
It is hard to go anywhere these days without hearing about greenhouse gas emissions. All levels of government, both here and around the world, are looking at ways to legislate a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They are doing this by driving large companies to report their emissions regularly. This…