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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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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 -
Government's extension of time does not address the problem
The State Government is patting itself on the back for giving farmers and businesses an extra year to move to standard electricity tariffs. However, CANEGROWERS Mackay Chairman Kevin Borg argues in this week's Rural Weekly that this is just "kicking the can down the road" without a reduction in electricity prices for irrigators. 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 -
Please sign the petition and #rejecttheregs
In the Rural Weekly this week, Chairman Kevin Borg urges every cane grower and farmer in Queensland to sign the Reef Bill petition (farmers.org.au/campaign/rejecttheregs/). More
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Ergon Online Safety Inductions
Look up and Live!
Working in close proximity to powerlines, above or below the ground, has its hazards. Unfortunately each year, workers in the sugar cane industry come in contact with Ergon Energy assets. This includes contact with poles, wires and pillar boxes by vehicles and the loads they are carrying. Contact can also occur during harvesting and haulout operations, when moving machinery and plant from one location to another or when irrigating. CANEGROWERS Mackay offers an online Safe Working Near Electrical Assets in the Rural Industry induction that will enable you to be fully informed on all aspects of electricity. Please contact CANEGROWERS Mackay office on 4944 2600 for further information. -
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.