The 2026 crushing season is already underway in two Queensland cane-growing districts, and most other regions will see harvesters firing up through June.
For Bundaberg growers, the uncertainty surrounding Paradise Dam feels like a wound that never quite healed.
Queensland’s sugarcane harvest is fast approaching, with the 2026 crush now just weeks away.
As I busily prepare my farm for harvest, and look out over a great crop of sugarcane, it’s hard to imagine better conditions for harvesting Queensland’s crop.
It’s that time of the year again, when Queensland’s cane-growing communities come alive with the sounds of harvesters, haulouts, cane trucks and trains.
Our perceptions can, and often do, change over time.
Fire ants are back in the news, and once again, it’s for all the wrong reasons.
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.