Landmark biofuels step brings industry leaders together in Canberra
Australia has reached a turning point in the push for a national biofuels industry, with CANEGROWERS joining industry leaders at Federation Mall today to build on the Federal Government’s cleaner fuels announcement and help ensure the opportunity…
National biofuels consultation welcome – but Australia can’t wait until 2029
Australia should start building its biofuels industry now – creating regional jobs, investment and fuel security at home instead of sending Australian dollars and opportunities overseas, CANEGROWERS CEO Dan Galligan has said.
Cane industry seeks paraquat lifeline
The Australian sugarcane industry’s peak grower and research bodies have joined forces in a bid to prevent a critical weed-control tool disappearing from cane farms before practical alternatives are ready.
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New Year brings industry optimism
Grower-leaders will have plenty of positives to discuss when CANEGROWERS’ eight-member board gathers for its February meeting in Gordonvale (Far North Qld) this week. Significant rainfall across the North of the state has brought welcome relief to parched cane-growing communities along Queensland’s coast, with some…
New Year sugar price optimism
The New Year has started with cautious optimism about an upswing in the world sugar price and grower organisation CANEGROWERS is urging its members to keep their eye on the ball through a unique and independent information service. “We’ve seen the prompt price for sugar climb to around $435 A$/tonne over the past few…