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CANEGROWERS Mackay
Mackay Canegrowers Limited (MCL) trading as CANEGROWERS Mackay is an integral part of the CANEGROWERS organisation, the peak body representing Australia's sugarcane growers in Queensland and New South Wales. MCL provides services, representation and support to the majority of cane growers across the Mackay and Plane Creek regions on a wide range of issues including advocacy, marketing, water and electricity, workplace health & safety, transport, environment and best management practice, training and business management.
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Latest News
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Walkerston Bypass: unsafe traffic bottleneck can be corrected by constructing underpass
CANEGROWERS Mackay CEO Kerry Latter said today that the Transport Minister, Mark Bailey, should accept the Deputy Prime Minister’s request for more consideration of and a costing estimate for building an underpass on the Walkerston Bypass. More
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Walkerston Bypass Access is "an accident waiting to happen"
CANEGROWERS Mackay Chairman Kevin Borg said today that the decision by the State Government’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) to force large cane farming vehicles to use a staggered T intersection to traverse the Walkerston Bypass in both directions was “an accident waiting to happen”. More -
TAFE Course – Certificate 111 in Laboratory Skills
CQUniversity Australia is offiering training in MSL30118 Certificate 111 in Laboratory Skills. This mid-level qualification laboratory course now has a sugar-specific stream, which will provide potential employment opportunities in the sugar industry at laboratory level. Click here to view further information.
Note: The subsidised cost is $1079 or $83 per unit, and there are ongoing efforts to reduce this further. (Unsubsidised fee is $4550) -
Reef Credits must reward sustainability AND productivity
CANEGROWERS Mackay has called for schemes such as the GreenCollar Reef Credits program to work with the industry's established methodologies under the Smartcane BMP program to reward sustainability AND productivity. More -
Pricing Essentials for Cane Growers Program
*NEW - Pricing Essentials for Cane Growers Program
CANEGROWERS has teamed with TAFE Queensland and the Rural Jobs Skills Alliance to create a course for sugarcane growers in this new environment.
The course will develop:
* the ability to better understand and interpret financial reports and costs of production
* understanding of factors that influence commodity (sugar) prices
* strategies to manage the risk of price fluctuations
* knowledge of forward pricing tools and other emerging technologies and marketing tools
* understanding and management of business risksClick here for a flyer which outlines an opportunity to learn how to increase your profitability.
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How much funding will reach the farmers?
Sugarcane growers are asking for concrete details about how much of the funding provided by the Reef Trust Partnership for a regional water quality program for Mackay-Whitsunday region will reach farmers on the ground.
A series of projects have just been announced by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and Reef Catchments for the Mackay-Whitsunday region, CANEGROWERS Mackay Chairman, Kevin Borg said today. However, transparent details about how each project will translate to on ground assistance to growers to fund farming practice change is absent. More -
CANEGROWERS Marketing Information Service
CANEGROWERS Marketing Information Service offers support in the form of information and eductation to members. The service offers expert insight regarding sugar price and production forecasting. It is an independent service which will not favour one marketer over another. To access, members can go to CANEGROWERS website, www.canegrowers.com.au and click on the Resources tab to log in. -
Powerful new Cost of Production Tool helping growers manage costs
The Cost of Production Tool is primarily designed to allow growers to determine what sugar price they need to cover production costs. This is an important part of understanding what sugar prices you would like to lock in for your business.
The tool allows you to enter your own farm information, which will enable a break-even sugar price to be calculated based on your costs of production. Members can download the new Cost of Production Tool on the CANEGROWERS website at www.canegrowers.com.au/marketing-information-service.
A handy How to Guide on using the Tool can be found on pages 17-18 of the June edition of the Canegrower magazine.
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Reef Protection Regulations Information Packs
For more information:
1. Visit the Queensland Government website at www.qld.gov.au/ReefRegulations
2. Email officeofthegbr@des,qld.gov.au or call 13 QGOV (137468).
Click here to view further reef regulations information.
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The Billet
The Billet is CANEGROWERS Mackay's premium cane growers magazine delivered monthly to members of CANEGROWERS Mackay. The Billet consists of news and information specifically for cane growers and farming businesses. For advertising or subscription information, call (07) 4944 2600.