For Industry

QFF is a united voice for more than 13,000 primary producers across cane, cotton, horticulture, dairy, nursery and garden, poultry, pork and intensive animal industries. As a tier 1 member, CANEGROWERS works with QFF on issues such as water and energy pricing, biosecurity, farm business planning, land use planning, workforce planning, education and training, and workplace health and safety.

CANEGROWERS, through ACGC, is a founding member of the NFF, the peak national representative and lobby group for 130,000 Australian farmers. NFF provides a vital forum for cane growers to influence national policy. NFF leads national discussions on policies across a range of areas including climate change, biosecurity, trade, industrial relations and workplace health and safety. The NFF and its members have a vision for Australian agriculture to exceed $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030. The Roadmap identifies the opportunities and challenges, along with policy and actions to achieve it. CANEGROWERS works in partnership with the NFF on its Diversity in Agricultural Leadership Program which seeks to support the development of female leaders in the sector.

CANEGROWERS, through ACGC, is a member of WABCG which unites 30 national and regional sugarcane and sugar beet producer associations on five continents.

CANEGROWERS is a member of PIEFA, that was formed through a collaboration between the Australian Government, primary industries organisations and the education sector and is the peak body for food and fibre education in Australia. PIEFA is the one-stop source for educational information and resources to help build knowledge about agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food and fibre within the schools' system, and to create awareness and interest in career pathways in these industries.

CANEGROWERS works closely with PIEFA to develop and promote a range of sugarcane curriculum aligned teaching resources, industry careers and participate in events connecting the sugarcane industry with schools across the country. CANEGROWERS has been a member of PIEFA since 2019.

CANEGROWERS is a member of AFI, the AFI holds annual policy forums to discuss research findings and to allow opportunities for industries (growers and staff) to collaborate on complex issues.

CANEGROWERS is a member of Bioenergy Australia, who with its members, anticipate and develop leading positions on issues of concern to the advancement and growth of bioenergy in Australia. Bioenergy Australia is committed to accelerating Australia’s bioeconomy.