Global spotlight on Queensland cane
Cairns has taken on a sweet international flavour this week, with grower reps, policymakers and sugar industry experts from across the globe touching down for a major international conference.
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.
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Is it too late to win the war on fire ants?
Fire ants are back in the news, and once again, it’s for all the wrong reasons.
Election season just getting started
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.
GHG – not all hot air
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…
A chore no more
Sometimes in life, when we start something new it can seem like a bit of a chore. It could be exercise, eating healthily, budgeting, or any one of a million other things that we know we should do, but don’t really want to. However, once we form the habit, we begin to realise these ‘chores’ are not nearly as…
Sugarcane at the heart of many regional communities
There has been much talk in the news recently about the struggles of Mossman mill and what the mill’s closure might mean for the local community. Thankfully, the mill has been given a lifeline, with a mystery investor stepping in at the eleventh hour with a plan to save the factory and, in turn, the sugarcane…