Some have spent a lifetime standing up for cane growers. Others have helped change the way the industry operates. And some are only just beginning to make their mark.
It’s the beginning of the end for Queensland's 2026 cane crush, with harvesters falling silent across the Burdekin and Proserpine districts today.
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the election of its Chairman, Owen Menkens, as a director of Sugar Terminals Limited (STL), strengthening the grower voice on STL’s board at a critical time for the company.
As north Queensland’s cane farmers face a disaster of unprecedented scale, CANEGROWERS is urging the State Government to align with other states by assisting growers with the cost of replanting lost crops.
CANEGROWERS is working with the Queensland Government's disaster preparedness team, as severe weather threatens cane-farming communities across the state's north.
Queensland's sugarcane farming families will spend this Christmas counting the cost of yet another delayed harvest, with updated industry analysis finding that poor milling performance throughout the year which caused crushing to continue into the wet season could cost growers over one-hundred million dollars in 2024.
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the Queensland Government’s decision to extend disaster recovery grant applications for primary producers impacted by Cyclone Jasper.
CANEGROWERS is urging the Queensland Government to extend the application deadline for disaster recovery grants for primary producers impacted by Cyclone Jasper.