Tag: Sugar
Festival to celebrate Mackay sugar industry
A sugar festival will be held in Mackay to sweeten cane growers' year of hard knocks.[MORE]
Boards set to decide on sugar merger
The boards of two of the north Queensland region's biggest milling organisations will decide by next Friday if they support a merger proposal.[MORE]
Expo aims to lure workers north
CSR Sugar will be showcasing careers in the sugar industry at an expo in Brisbane today to encourage people to move to north Queensland.[MORE]
Cane farming profits down: ABARE
New figures reveal the profitability of cane farming has dropped significantly in the past few years.[MORE]
Burdekin rail bridge reopens after flooding
The Expedition Pass Bridge in the Burdekin has reopened, allowing locomotives to resume hauling cane from farms in the Millaroo and Dalbeg area.[MORE]
Study reveals cane crop rotation benefits
A new study has proven that short-term rotation breaks between sugarcane crops helps boost productivity by up to 20 per cent.[MORE]
Cane regions warned of smut threat
Sugar research organisation the BSES expects all farms in three of Queensland's main cane growing regions will be affected by smut in the next year.[MORE]
Earlier restart for Pioneer Sugar Mill crushing
The Pioneer Sugar Mill near Brandon restarted crushing at midday AEST yesterday, almost two weeks earlier than expected.[MORE]
Cane smut spread fears aired
Canegrowers Mackay says it is possible every cane farm in the region will be infected with smut in the next 12 months.[MORE]
Maryborough Sugar Factory considers Tully merger
The Maryborough Sugar Factory has taken another step in its vision to expand its sugarcane operations in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Canegrowers still seeking sweeter deal
Canegrowers and CSR are still locked in negotiations over costs incurred by growers after the closure of the Pioneer Mill in the Burdekin.[MORE]
Cane farmers face rates rise
Mackay cane farmers have been hit with a 24 per cent rates increase after the release yesterday of the Mackay Regional Council budget.[MORE]
CSR plans $18m biofuels plant boost
CSR has announced plans to upgrade its biofuels plant in central Queensland.[MORE]
Pleystowe sugar mill to close
Declining crops will force the closure of Pleystowe's Mackay Sugar Mill at the end of the season.[MORE]
Chinese invest in Nambour 'cow candy'
A project to produce stock fodder from sugarcane that is so tasty it has been dubbed 'cow candy' is proceeding with investment from a Chinese company.[MORE]
Rain delays create cane crush concern
The chairman of Maryborough Canegrowers says wet weather delays to this season's cane crush could have an impact on next season's crop.[MORE]
Rain halts sugar production
Heavy and persistent rain has brought the sugar crushing season in the Mackay Whitsunday region to a standstill.[MORE]
Rainfall creates problems for north Qld canegrowers
Canegrowers in north Queenslands' Burdekin region say rain has come at the wrong time. [MORE]
Maryborough cane crush set to start
Maryborough Sugar says it is still on track to crush 700,000 tonnes of cane this season.[MORE]
Mackay Sugar, Proserpine Co-op plan merger
Mackay Sugar and the Proserpine Co-operative have announced plans for a merger.[MORE]
Brandon sugar mill closure delays cane harvest
The closure of the Pioneer sugar mill at Brandon, near Ayr in north Queensland, is already causing delays with growers waiting to start the harvest.[MORE]
Efforts underway to fix sugar mill mechanical woes
Engineers are working around the clock to overcome mechanical failure at the Babinda Sugar Mill.[MORE]
Water allocations anger Canegrowers
Sugar lobby group Canegrowers says the Queensland Government has gone too far with new regulations on groundwater supplies.[MORE]
Cane farmers vote to transform Mackay Sugar
Mackay's cane farmers have voted in favour of transforming Mackay Sugar.[MORE]
Sugar factory plans Mulgrave mill expansion
The chief executive of the Maryborough Sugar Factory says there are plans to expand the Mulgrave Central Mill near Cairns in far north Queensland.[MORE]
