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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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Marketing Information Service available to assist members
Facilities are available for all cane growers in the central region - and indeed in growing regions throughout the State - to take up forward pricing of their Grower Economic Interest (GEI) sugar when the opportunity to lock in better prices presents itself. More -
Slice of Heaven photographic competition - closing soon!
Share your photos with us of the paradise that surrounds you on your farm. Entries close on 15 November. Entry details -
Date Claimer - MCL Annual General Meeting
Date: Friday 29 November 2019
Time: 2pm
Venue: Mackay Turf Club
Guest Speaker: Fiona Simson, Chair of National Farmers Federation (NFF)
All CANEGROWERS members are cordially invited to attend.
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Smartcane BMP will secure environmental benefits & increase markets
CANEGROWERS has succeeded in minimising some of the impact of the regulations under the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Law. We also remain committed to the Government-funded industry Best Management Practice program Smartcane BMP. More -
CANEGROWERS Mackay welcomes Senate inquiry
by Chairman Kevin Borg
Knowing as I do that cane growers care for their local waterways and the Great Barrier Reef as much as any Australian, I can only encourage growers to get on board their industry program, Smartcane BMP as an inexpensive, well supported means of ensuring their farm records are in order and reflect their sustainability and productivity. More
Sugarcane growers will feel angry and disappointed at the passing of the Reef Bill into law last week without amendment, despite the best efforts of the agricultural sector to have it rejected. -
Getting reef science right
In recent weeks we have witnessed a public debate on the accuracy of reef science and the real condition of the Great Barrier Reef. Increased regulation of agriculture is seen by activists and government to be the panacea for threats to the Reef – but is it? Prof. Peter Ridd has called for an independent science panel to remove any ambiguity in published science. More
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Industry stunned as India Approves Mega Package to Support Sugar Exports
The Indian government today approved a contentious A$1.3 billion export subsidey of A$216/tonne to help its sugar industry export more than 6 million tonnes over the next year. More -
Reef progress takes time
CANEGROWERS is among a number of commodity representative organisations in Queensland who are currently appealing to the community, saying the voices of regional Queensland are not being heard by the State Government. More
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More needs to be done to prevent bushfire threat
July was the fourth-warmest on record for Australia as a whole, with the national mean temperature 1.62 °C above average. The Northern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook says the combination of weather and climate factors means the 2019 fire season is now well under way. In his weekly Rural Weekly column, Chairman Kevin Borg calls on the Queensland Government to do more to prevent the threat of bushfires by dealing with the practical problems faced by growers as highlighted in the 2018 Queensland Bushfires Review released last month. More -
Cane Burning Notification now available
The latest Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Information Sheet - Cane Burning Notification is now available. More -
CANEGROWERS Queensland's Current Activities
Weekly update on activities CANEGROWERS Queensland is undertaking on behalf of its members. To view the update, go to the Members Tab.
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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.