CANEGROWERS urges minister for disaster relief fix
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.
Harvesters roar into life as 2025 crush begins
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.
Innovation and insight at the heart of Sugar Cubed 2025
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…
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Queensland’s leaders must act now to secure a biofuels future
With just days to go before Queensland votes, CANEGROWERS is urging the major political parties to break their silence on the urgent need for a domestic biofuels industry.
Second Public Energy Retailer Won’t Fix Power Prices
CANEGROWERS is warning that a government plan to establish a second public electricity retailer in regional Queensland risks creating a duopoly without providing the price relief that farmers desperately need.
“Let’s crush it!” – Relief at mill pay dispute resolution
CANEGROWERS Chairman Owen Menkens has urged Queensland’s sugarcane industry to pull together, following the resolution of the long-running pay dispute between Wilmar Sugar and three unions representing mill workers.
Growers welcome progress in mill dispute
CANEGROWERS has welcomed positive moves by Wilmar Sugar and the unions representing mill workers in an effort to bring their long-running pay dispute to an end.
CANEGROWERS welcomes LNP commitment to Mossman's cane community
CANEGROWERS has welcomed a commitment from Queensland’s Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli to step up support for Mossman’s sugarcane industry if his party wins the state election in October.