Disaster funding boost reflects increasing cost of recovery
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the State and Federal governments' decision to increase disaster recovery funding for primary producers to $75,000, calling it a win for Queensland’s cane growers and the broader agricultural sector.
CANEGROWERS welcomes food security plan but calls for action on biofuels
CANEGROWERS welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to Feeding Australia, a national food security strategy that aligns with the long-standing calls from Australian farmers to strengthen our agricultural supply chains.
Immediate increase to disaster grants needed
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.
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Mill pay dispute costing farming families millions
CANEGROWERS has welcomed news that Wilmar and unions representing workers at the company's nine Queensland sugar mills have accepted a mediation offer from the Fair Work Commission.
All hands on deck as Mossman harvest gets green light
The race is on to get Mossman’s cane crush underway, following confirmation the State Government would chip in up to $6 million towards the cost of transporting the cane 100kms south to MSF’s Mulgrave Mill.
Positive sign but permanent fix required in sugar dispute
CANEGROWERS has welcomed a temporary suspension of strike action by Wilmar mill workers that has allowed crushing to begin at three Burdekin sugar mills.
Give cyclone-struck growers more time to make repairs
CANEGROWERS is calling on the State Government to give primary producers impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper more time to apply for and conduct works under disaster recovery grants.
Sugar Cubed – Building a brighter future for Qld cane growers
Building a brighter future for Queensland’s sugarcane industry will be top of the agenda when more than 100 growers and industry leaders gather in Mackay this week for the inaugural Sugar Cubed conference.