Wind farm plan sparks unease in Proserpine cane community
Concerned Proserpine cane growers will attend a public Energy Forum today hosted by Coexistence Queensland amid mounting unease over a proposed wind farm and what it could mean for the local sugarcane industry.
Middle East conflict exposes Australia’s fuel insecurity
CANEGROWERS is calling on the Federal Government to introduce a national E10 fuel mandate and expand domestic ethanol production as soaring oil prices and fears of supply disruptions take hold.
Growers Get Final Word on Biofuels
Queensland’s sugarcane growers have delivered the final word at the State Government’s Inquiry into Sugarcane Biofuels Opportunities in Queensland, with CANEGROWERS closing the inquiry’s final public hearing in Brisbane today.
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Queensland cane crush fires up
The 2023 sugarcane crush is officially underway, with harvesters roaring into life across the Atherton Tablelands this week as growers, harvesting crews and mill workers start the race to get Queensland’s 30 million tonnes of cane cut and crushed by the end of November. "The weather is pretty spectacular at the…
Once in a generation sugar price
Queensland’s 2023 sugarcane crush is just weeks away and once again growers are heading into harvest with a sense of trepidation and optimism. CANEGROWERS Chairman Owen Menkens says a recent spike in the world sugar price, coupled with a drop in fertiliser prices, is setting up 2023 as a bumper year for…
Solving air travel's emissions dilemma
CANEGROWERS has welcomed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s recent public vote of confidence in the sugarcane industry’s ability to supply the feedstock for a biofuels revolution in Queensland. Announcing a second Sustainable Aviation Fuel project in as many weeks, Premier Palaszczuk declared Queensland “perfectly…
Time to resolve sugar terminals issue
CANEGROWERS is calling on the owners and operators of Queensland’s bulk sugar terminals to put aside their differences and come together to find a long-term solution to the operation of these strategically significant industry assets. Representatives from Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) and Queensland Sugar Limited…
Grower commitment to reef recognised
CANEGROWERS welcomes the Queensland Government’s continuing support of the industry’s best management practice program, Smartcane BMP. Earlier today, Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Meaghan Scanlon announced $4.47 million in funding for the industry-led program over the next three years. The…