Events in the Middle East might seem a long way from Queensland’s cane paddocks – but they are a timely reminder of how exposed Australia is when it comes to fuel.
There’s a slow shift happening in the global sugar market – and Queensland cane growers are right in the thick of it.
As the year winds down and the post-Christmas lull sets in, I hope you had a good break and a chance to switch off.
Following the resolution of the long-running industrial pay dispute between Wilmar Sugar and the three unions representing mill workers last week, I urge our sugarcane industry to pull together and get on with the job at hand.
This week I’d like to make a personal appeal to readers to take a small step in support of Queensland’s sugarcane industry.
As farmers, we’re very passionate about what we do. We put food on Aussie tables and clothes on Aussie backs.
Recently, CANEGROWERS published a new episode of our Shed Talk podcast, exploring the problems growers face from feral pigs.
The agricultural industry is worth around $80 billion to the Australian economy every year, and the National Farmers Federation has a strategy to build that to $100 billion by 2030.