Queensland sugarcane has picked up a rare global “triple tick” for sustainability, with the industry’s Smartcane BMP program now recognised by the world’s three leading benchmarks – VIVE, Bonsucro and ProTerra.
Sugarcane has always been part of Queensland’s story. From the sunlit paddocks along our coastline the sweet scent of a mill in full crush, it’s hard to imagine our state without it.
Queensland primary school students are gaining a fresh perspective on agriculture thanks to a new classroom program piloted in Mackay.
Recently, a couple of Queensland primary schools trialed a fresh approach to teaching the story of sugarcane.
Every August, the Ekka gives city and country a chance to meet face to face – and for us in agriculture, that’s a golden opportunity.