Cottoned On
| Source: | Landline |
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| Published: | Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:00 AEST |
| Expires: | Saturday, December 27, 2008 12:00 AEST |
They have been crushing sugar cane in the Queensland Burdekin region for more than 125 years, and for now, it remains top dog, with around 70,000 hectares still under cane. But as water becomes harder to come by down south so does goodwill towards the local sugar miller. More and more farmers are turning away from tradition and moving in to cotton and other crops.
