EU trade talks must deliver for Aussie farmers
Australia and the European Union are back at the negotiating table, with trade talks set to resume after a long pause. For those of us in agriculture, this is a moment of both opportunity and caution.
Hope, harvest and a push for change
It’s been a big week in cane country. Harvesters are up and running in the Tableland and Bundaberg districts, marking the start of the 2025 crush.
Trump’s Tariffs: A Bitter Pill for Aussie Sugar
Well, it finally happened. After months of talk, Donald Trump’s long-foreshadowed tariffs have arrived. And they’re not just broad, they’re bigger and more far-reaching than most countries expected.
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When Crops Are Lost, Recovery Should Mean More Than Just Cleanup
Flooding across North Queensland has left many communities facing a long and costly recovery. Homes, businesses, roads, and farms have all been affected, and getting back to normal will take time.
Crushing end to the season
Another crushing season has ended, and once again, Queensland’s sugarcane growers are counting the cost of a broken milling sector.
Time to bring the cane back to Queensland classrooms
There’s something truly special and iconic about sugarcane. Grown along 2000km of Australian coastline, from Grafton in northern New South Wales to the fringes of the Daintree in the tropical far north, it’s been a cornerstone of Queensland’s identity for over 150 years.
Time to mend fences in the sugarcane industry
The simmering frustrations in Queensland's sugarcane industry boiled over recently, as growers and millers locked horns over an issue that’s been dragging on for years – the difficulty of getting the crop crushed on time.
Bright spots in a frustrating season
Once again, Queensland’s sugarcane growers are battling through a challenging season, marked by harvesting delays and frustrations with mill performance.