CANEGROWERS congratulates the Australian Government for taking a lead role in ramping up the global pressure on India to bring its sugar industry subsidies back within World Trade Organisation rules.  More.....

Australia lodges a Counter-Notification notice in the WTO - Following a significant and coordinated lobbying effort by CANEGROWERS and the ASMC, the Australian Government has lodged a Notice in the World Trade Organisation increasing global pressure on India to bring its sugar industry subsidies back into compliance with WTO rules.   More.....

Next week there are two important annual general meetings within our industry - for Sugar Terminals Limited and Sugar Research Australia.  Click here to read more.

Great News!  As a result of its success and the support it has received, the Queensland Agriculture Workforce Network (QAWN) has been funded for an additional three years from July 2018.  More.....

With the world sugar price now well below the cost of production in Australia, Queensland sugarcane farmers are urging an escalation of government pressure on countries dumping subsidised product on the world market.  More...

CANEGROWERS has six scholarships available to growers wanting to help build a strong and sustainable sugarcane farming future.   More.....

Sugar Research Australia (SRA) has announced 12 new research projects that will begin from July 1 2018 to drive productivity, profitability and sustainability for Australian sugarcane growers and millers.  More......

Sugarcane growers, millers and harvester operators will hear how they can harvest the maximum amount of sugar and cane from the paddock at a series of upcoming regional forums across the Australian industry.   More.....

While storm winds have unfortunately caused chaos and destruction in Mackay and surrounding areas, rain from the super cell storms raging across Isaac, Mackay and Whitsundays last night has been a boon for the region's cane growers and the 2018 sugarcane crop.   More....

With the annual review of regional electricity prices now underway, CANEGROWERS is urging the Queensland Competition Authority to stop a bad situation becoming worse for regional businesses and households.  More....

The final tonnes of cane in the Plane Creek Mill area were processed in the early hours of Thursday 16 November bringing an end the 2017 crushing season.  More....

Sugarcane farmers’ organisation CANEGROWERS is congratulating the Federal Government and Australia’s negotiators on the successful outcome for the sugar industry in the Peru Australia Free Trade Agreement.  More....

CANEGROWERS is urging Quensland's political parties to adopt a list of clear policy commitments to secure a prosperous future for cane farming businesses and the families and regional communities that rely on them.   More.....

Australia is poised to benefit from an imminent tariff reduction on our sugar exports to Indonesia.  More....

CANEGROWERS welcomes the news that the closing date for application for Cyclone Debbie recovery assistance has been extended.    More....

Do you know any outstanding farmers or extension officers?
Outstanding land managers and extension officers have the opportunity to be recognised through the 2017 Reef Alliance Reef Awards.  The Reef Alliance is seeking nominations from farmers and extension officers working to reduce their off-farm impact on the iconic Great Barrier Reef, with entries open until 2 October 2017.  More...  Reef Award Categories and Judging Criteria

Queensland's sugacane growers are angry that a NSW politician is attacking protections for hard-working Queenslnad farming families by asking the Senate to disallow the Sugar Industry Code of Conduct.  More......

CANEGROWERS has welcomed the Liberal National Party’s renewed commitment to work on addressing spiralling electricity and water costs in Queensland.  More.....

The plan has been approved by the SRA Board and the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and will be published on SRA’s website next week and communicated broadly to industry and key stakeholders. Click here for the Strategic Plan      Click here for the Summary

QSL is calling on cane growers from across the state to consider nominating a local grower or putting their own name forward to become a QSL Grower Representative Member.   More....