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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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.
CANEGROWERS wins replanting support for flood-hit growers
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.
Disaster relief a good start but recovery is more than cleanup
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.
CANEGROWERS urges State Government to assist flood-hit growers with replanting costs
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 preps for impacts of wild weather lashing north
CANEGROWERS is working with the Queensland Government's disaster preparedness team, as severe weather threatens cane-farming communities across the state's north.