Sugar Code keeps industry focused on future
CANEGROWERS says Queensland’s sugar industry should be focused on future opportunities – not reopening old grower–miller disputes the Sugar Code of Conduct was introduced to help resolve.
City kids discover the grass behind the goodies
More than 2,000 students got their hands dirty planting sugarcane billets this week, as CANEGROWERS brought the story of Queensland’s sugarcane industry to Brisbane’s Rural Discovery Day.
Harvesters ready to roll as growers brace for difficult season
Queensland’s 2026 sugarcane crush will officially get underway next week, with harvesters rumbling into life across the state’s far north.
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Survey confirms growers at heart of growth
Hard work and a willingness to adopt new technology and practices are behind the positive results in an ABARES survey of sugarcane farms according to peak grower group CANEGROWERS. The Financial performance of sugarcane farmers 2020-21 report indicates improved financial performance and profitability for cane farms…
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…