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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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Biofuels make sense – so stop kicking decisions down the road
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the release of a parliamentary report on a sugarcane-based bioenergy industry in Queensland, thanking the committee for listening to growers and recognising the role the industry can play in strengthening Australia’s fuel and energy security.
Fuel pressure is no accident – and it’s hitting the bush first
If you’ve filled up lately, you don’t need to be told something’s wrong. Prices are up, availability is tightening, and in some areas fuel is already hard to find.
Raw Deal - Sugar shortchanged in EU deal
CANEGROWERS has slammed the outcome for sugar in the long-awaited Australia–EU Free Trade Agreement as a complete failure, saying it fails cane farming families and Australian sugar manufacturers and falls well short of what producers had been seeking.
Wind farm plan sparks unease in Proserpine cane community
Concerned Proserpine cane growers will attend a public Energy Forum today hosted by Coexistence Queensland amid mounting unease over a proposed wind farm and what it could mean for the local sugarcane industry.
Australia must take fuel security seriously
Events in the Middle East might seem a long way from Queensland’s cane paddocks – but they are a timely reminder of how exposed Australia is when it comes to fuel.