The meeting that changed Queensland’s sugar industry
One hundred years ago this week, sugarcane growers from across Queensland met in Mackay to take a defining step that would change their industry forever. CANEGROWERS was born.
CANEGROWERS remembers Mr Ron Boswell AO
CANEGROWERS today pays tribute to Mr Ron Boswell AO, a proud Queenslander and a consistent, respected advocate for the sugar industry and regional Australia.
A century on the front line for Queensland’s cane growers
The New Year will ring in a historic milestone for Queensland’s sugarcane industry, with CANEGROWERS marking 100 years of fighting for cane-farming families.
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High hopes for cane season as farm costs rise
The 2022 harvest is now underway for most of Queensland’s sugarcane growers who are hopeful late summer and autumn rain will push the crop above the pre-season estimate to help them meet rising fuel and fertiliser bills. “It’s always a relief to get the season underway and this year is no different after flooding…
Growers forge market path for sustainable sugar
Peak sugarcane organisation CANEGROWERS is opening more market doors for Queensland sugar by achieving advanced alignment between Smartcane BMP and a global sustainability program. Following benchmarking and alignment exercises, the VIVE Sustainable Supply Programme will recognise sugarcane produced by growers…
2022 sugarcane harvest needs workers
Australia’s sugarcane growers are worried a shortage of workers could mean they’ll struggle to harvest a good-looking and sizeable crop this year so peak grower organisation CANEGROWERS is calling for people with experience to head north for winter. “This year’s crop is looking bigger than last year’s 30 million…
Four decades fighting for growers
CANEGROWERS Chairman Paul Schembri is retiring this month after 39 years as a tenacious and dedicated grower representative. Mr Schembri, who first joined a local growers’ committee as a 23-year-old in 1983, has served tirelessly in a range of CANEGROWERS roles while also running a farm in the Mackay region with…
Industry welcomes support for diversifying markets
The Australian sugar industry welcomes the decision of the Australian Government to support the first phase of the industry’s Five-year Trade Policy and Market Access (TP&MA) strategy. The strategy is the culmination of multiple years’ analysis and discussion across industry stakeholder groups. It has nine action…