Queensland Minister for Primary Industries, Tony Perrett, met with cane growers near Ingham today during a visit to the Herbert River region, where many farming families were impacted by flooding earlier this year.
Queensland’s 2025 sugarcane crush is officially underway, with harvesters firing up across the Tablelands district today, marking the start of a new season that growers hope will bring better fortunes after a tough run last year.
Sugarcane growers and industry stakeholders from across Queensland and beyond will converge on Brisbane early next week for Sugar Cubed 2025 – a dynamic, future-focused event set to spark fresh ideas and foster new connections across the cane supply…
CANEGROWERS has written to the Federal Government, urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise the disaster recovery grant threshold to at least $75,000 for primary producers impacted by the recent flooding in north Queensland.
CANEGROWERS welcomes the State and Federal Governments’ joint decision to allow disaster recovery grants to cover replanting costs – calling it a major win for growers.
CANEGROWERS welcomes today’s announcement by the State and Federal Governments of a joint disaster relief package for primary producers devastated by recent flooding across north Queensland.
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.