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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.
Clear expectations as STL takes over terminal operations
Fair rules support sugar regions
Sugar Code keeps industry focused on future
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Crushing end to the season
Another crushing season has ended, and once again, Queensland’s sugarcane growers are counting the cost of a broken milling sector.
Time to bring the cane back to Queensland classrooms
There’s something truly special and iconic about sugarcane. Grown along 2000km of Australian coastline, from Grafton in northern New South Wales to the fringes of the Daintree in the tropical far north, it’s been a cornerstone of Queensland’s identity for over 150 years.
Australian Canegrower - Jan 2025
What's the latest in the industry? Read all about it in this month's Australian Canegrower
Christmas Crushed: Delays take heavy toll on farming families
Queensland's sugarcane farming families will spend this Christmas counting the cost of yet another delayed harvest, with updated industry analysis finding that poor milling performance throughout the year which caused crushing to continue into the wet season could cost growers over one-hundred million dollars in 2024.
Time to mend fences in the sugarcane industry
The simmering frustrations in Queensland's sugarcane industry boiled over recently, as growers and millers locked horns over an issue that’s been dragging on for years – the difficulty of getting the crop crushed on time.