CANEGROWERS welcomes inquiry, urges action
CANEGROWERS has welcomed today’s announcement by the Crisafulli Government of a Parliamentary Inquiry into the potential of sugarcane-based bioenergy, calling it a vital step towards building a modern, diversified sugarcane industry in Queensland.
Revived EU trade talks must deliver for Australian farmers
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the renewed momentum in Australia-EU free trade negotiations, urging both sides to work towards a deal that delivers meaningful outcomes for Australian agriculture.
Disaster relief breakthrough a major win for growers
A long-running push by CANEGROWERS for disaster funding reform has delivered another major win for Queensland cane farmers, with the State and Federal governments agreeing to broaden the definition of ‘primary producer’ under disaster assistance…
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Taking the sugarcane story to schools
CANEGROWERS is urging schools across Australia to take a look at a new curriculum-aligned teaching resource on the sugarcane industry. “It is just as important for students in Melbourne or Sydney, for example, as it is for kids in sugarcane regions to learn about our industry which generates $2 billion of export…
Win for growers in face of costly regulations
CANEGROWERS has secured valuable recognition for Smartcane BMP accredited growers through persistent representations to the Queensland Government over its regulation of farm practices. “In its latest bureaucratic addition to reef regulations, the Government planned to make every cane farmer engage an ‘appropriate…
Sugarcane growers take safety seriously
October is National Safe Work Month, the perfect time to launch the new CANEGROWERS Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Guide for sugarcane farms, designed to help growers assess their businesses and remain vigilant with WHS compliance. “Rural industry has a high rate of workplace accidents in Australia, so safety needs…
Growers set to drive sugar industry forward
The peak sugarcane growers’ group CANEGROWERS welcomes today’s announcement of funding as the Australian sugar industry works to develop a strategy and roadmap to secure its future. “Almost a year ago industry leaders came together – growers, millers and researchers – and agreed on the need to work together on a…
Dam frustration compounded by drought
Two years on from the decision to lower the wall of the Paradise Dam, CANEGROWERS says a lack of direction for the future of the water storage is adding insult to the injury of the region’s drought and pushing the impact into 2022 and beyond. CANEGROWERS Isis Chairman Mark Mammino is calling for the 50% water price…