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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.
CANEGROWERS welcomes LNP commitment to Mossman's cane community
Time for warring parties to get out of the way in mill pay dispute
A national biofuels feedstock strategy to give flight to aviation's net-zero ambitions
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Courage required to save struggling Mossman community
The far north Queensland community of Mossman is facing an uncertain future today following recommendations the region’s largest employer should be put into liquidation, but sensible action by the State Government could save the town’s economy from collapse. With the community still reeling from the devastating…
Worker shortage threatens season success
It’s hard to believe we’re almost into March. It seems like only yesterday we finished the 2023 sugarcane harvest, yet here we are, just 13 weeks out from the 2024 crush. While officially a quiet period in the industry, there is still plenty of work underway. Maintenance is the primary activity, with machinery being…
Better planning needed to protect prime farming land
Turn on the news these days and without fail you’ll hear reports on either the cost-of-living crisis or the housing crisis, or both. In many respects they are related. Prices are going up and whether it’s buying groceries or paying rent, people are struggling to make ends meet. For many people, especially in our…
Don’t abandon Mossman!
CANEGROWERS and the Australian Cane Farmers Association are calling on the State Government to support Mossman’s recovery as the far north Queensland community continues to struggle in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Tourism revenue has plummeted since Jasper struck on December 13, and now the region’s…
Councils must do more on pest management
Footage of ‘rafts’ of Red Imported Fire Ants being swept along by floodwaters in the Rocky Point district and news reports of a nest being discovered near Wardell, 100 kms south of the Queensland border, has left the general public considering something they don’t often think about – biosecurity. For farmers,…