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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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Mackay Sugar crush finished on a bright note
It’s official. The Central Queensland crush is over for another year. This week Mackay Sugar announced the last of the mills had finished for the year while Plane Creek Mill finished on 25 November.
Mackay Area Committee Chairman, Joseph Borg, said on a positive note for growers all the Mackay Sugar crop had successfully been taken off. More
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Reef Protection Regulations Information Packs
Click on the links below for a handy guide to ensure you are complying with the regulations.
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).
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/factsheet-recognition-framework.pdf
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/factsheet-record-keeping-producers.pdf
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/sugarcane-fertiliser-placement-guide.pdf
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/sugarcane-sediment-erosion-control-guide.pdf
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/prescribed-method-sugarcane.pdf
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/factsheet-sugarcane-all-regions.pdf
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/factsheet-sugarcane-new-vs-old.pdf
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/factsheet-support-programs-for-producers.pdf
http://files.canegrowers.com.au/Mackay/sugarcane-era-standard.pdf
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The end of the 2019 Plane Creek crush is a relief to growers
A fortnight later than last year but Plane Creek’s 2019 cane crop has now been crushed, with Wilmar Sugar mill at Sarina recording the finishing time as 27 minutes past midnight this morning.
Chairman of CANEGROWERS Mackay and Plane Creek mill area grower, Kevin Borg, said growers would be relieved to finish the harvest, even if later than the ideal due to a few technical issues at the mill. More
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Celebrating our Slice of Heaven on National Agriculture Day
CANEGROWERS Mackay is today proud to announce the winners of our farm photographic competition, Slice of Heaven, on National Agriculture Day, 21 November 2019. More
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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 -
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 -
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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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.