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CANEGROWERS Mackay Chairman Kevin Borg has welcomed Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles announcement today (17 January) of significant developments for the Mackay region’s emerging biofutures economy. The Deputy Premier has...

Do you want to determine and understand your business costs of production & profitability? Do you have tools to determine what sugar price you need to cover your costs of production & make a profit? Do you want to better understand risk management & in...

CANEGROWERS Mackay, in conjunction with TAFE Qld, have developed this induction, and is an update to the course that was offered previously to our members. This course will provide you with a basic understanding of hazard identification, risk control, and risk...

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...

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...

Australia is set to pioneer a new era of sustainable sugar exports when the first-ever shipment of fully traceable, sustainably produced raw sugar is loaded for export at the Port of Townsville this week. In a world first, the sugar, produced from cane grown by...

Celebrating women in agriuclture - UQ Skills is proud to announce a special 'for women, by women' edition of their Farm Business Management Skill Set. The nationally recognised program is designed for farm business owners, managers or wokers wishing to learn how to...

The Australian sugar industry welcomes the decision of the Australian Government to support the first phase of the industry's 5 year Trade Policy and Market Access (TP & MA) strategy The strategy is the culmination of multiple years' analysis and discussion across...

CANEGROWERS Mackay is once again running a haulout training course, funded by the Skilling Queenslanders for Work Initiative through the Deparment of Employment and Small Business and Training, with 10 placements on offer. This 4 day course commences on 9 May....