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Dear Growers
CANEGROWERS
Herbert River will be holding our Annual General Meeting at 11am
on the 14th April in the Conference room on the
ground floor of the CANEGROWERS building. We have organised
guest speakers Mick Quirk, Environment Policy Manager & Elisa
Westmore, Environment Research Officer from CANEGROWERS Brisbane
to present on what they are working on and also Mr. Tony Perrett
MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry.
Lunch will be provided.
Please
ensure you RSVP to the CANEGROWERS office on 4776 5350 as soon as
possible so we can cater for lunch.
Frank
Scardamaglia
Manager
CANEGROWERS
Herbert River
Email: frank_scardamaglia@canegrowers.com.au
Phone: 0475 818 800
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Think tank in Brisbane
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Picture: Hywel
Cook, SRA Executive Manager Industry Services debates the
industry’s root problems with Lisa Devereaux, District Manager,
Southern Industry Services, Robert Quirk, Deputy Chairman
(Senior), Australian Cane Farmers Association, Burn Ashburner,
Senior Manager, Industry, CANEGROWERS and
Kevin Moore,
Cane Development Manager, Mackay Sugar.
SRA
hosted an industry workshop this week in Brisbane where
representatives of the growing and milling sectors, the
Queensland Government and SRA staff drilled down into the root
causes of industry problems which lead to productivity
gaps.
The
meeting follows the release of the SRA Strategic Plan 2021-2026 and
will refine priorities and programs in the months ahead.
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Herbert RSD Workshops
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The
RSD workshop is developed for Herbert region growers and planting
contractors.
When: Tuesday 12 April 2022
for planting contractors: 8.00am – 11.00am
for growers: 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Where: Herbert SRA Station
181 Fairford Road, Ingham
To
RSVP click here
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Think about getting your seed inspections done now
and which blocks you may use this year.
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Inspection of grower seed
blocks for planting by HCPSL has commenced again this
year. The turnaround time from taking the sample to
receiving your results can be up to 2 weeks, so growers are
urged to contact the HCPSL office ASAP on 47761808 to book
in your tests.
To
find out more click here
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CANEGROWERS Business Essentials course
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The
CANEGROWERS Business Essentials course delivered with
support from the federal and Queensland governments' Farm
Business Resilience Program was held earlier this week.
The
course was built on the successful Pricing Essentials
workshops run in 2021, and included assistance to calculate
costs of production and explore pricing options aimed at
improving profitability.
The
course was well attended by members who found this course to be
beneficial and informative.
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Fine Scale Water Quality Monitoring in the Lower
Herbert
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There
are now 17 real-time nitrate, total suspended sediment (TSS) and
water level monitoring stations installed throughout the Lower
Herbert region and the real-time information is available at the
1622.farm website.
Find
further information about the monitoring project and how to
compare the information between different sites here
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
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The
Annual General Meeting of members of Herbert River District Cane
Growers Organisation Limited will be held in the CANEGROWERS
Conference Room, ground floor of the CANEGROWERS Building, Ingham
on Thursday 14th of April 2022, commencing at 11.00 am.
View
the agenda here
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Abergowrie Branch Meeting
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Last night the CANEGROWERS
Herbert River Chairman Michael Pisano, Director Paul Marbelli and
Manager Frank Scardamaglia attended
the Abergowrie Branch meeting at Trebonne Lions hall. It was a
well-attended branch meeting with Phil Patane SRA as the guest speaker. Michael and
Frank provided an update on Policy council and what
Canegrowers are working towards to address current issues in the
district and industry.
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Reef regs on parliament's agenda
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The
Queensland Parliament has started debating reef regulations
again, with two proposals for changes put forward by opposition
parties. CANEGROWERS has welcomed the spotlight being shone on
the significant issues and concerns which surround the Queensland
Government's regulation of day-to-day farm activities with a media release.
The
parliamentary moves against the reef regs are:
- A Katter’s
Australian Party bill to repeal the 2019 extensions to
the regulations
- A Liberal
National Party amendment to exclude Smartcane BMP accredited
growers.
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Working to find workers
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Finding
enough workers for the harvest is emerging as a challenge for the
2022 season in the sugar industry. CANEGROWERS is developing
a campaign to attract farm workers from southern
states to Queensland for winter and has met with the Department
of Home Affairs and the Pacific Labour Facility to discuss
options for using labour hire organisations.
You can help
build the case and the campaign by answering four quick
questions in this CANEGROWERS quick poll https://web.canegrowers.com.au/cn/a7wtu/laboursurvey
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Road access for harvesters
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Ahead
of the 2022 season, CANEGROWERS is working to facilitate the
movement of steel-tracked harvesters across the industry.
Representatives have met with the National Heavy Vehicle
Regulator and the Department of Transport and Main Roads to
discuss the options to facilitate the necessary permits for the
crossing of roads by these harvesters at recognised crossing
points. A single permit through a district office or a Notice
were options discussed instead of individual owner permits.
Crossings by steel-tracked harvesters at points not currently
recognised needs individual permits which in general, the
Department has not approved because of the potential for road
damage.
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Missed something?
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You
can access previous CANEGROWERS Herbert River newsletters and
information on the CANEGROWERS website in the members
login area.
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QSL Update
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Farming in Focus
Forum
QSL
is the proud sponsor of the Farming In Focus 1-day forum to be
held at the Ayr Showgrounds on Friday 27 May. The forum will
provide insights into diversification opportunities, supply chain
information, carbon farming opportunities, building business
resilience along with practical experiences and case studies.
Book your ticket here.
Harvest Pool Opt
Out
Leave
the QSL Harvest Pool at any time during the season and price more
yourself using QSL's new Harvest Pool Opt Out. Just choose to
'Opt Out' and any of your Harvest Pool tonnage which has not
already been priced by QSL will be transferred to the
Self-Managed Harvest Contract so you can price it yourself.
Available to QSL Direct growers from 1 May 2022.
For more information please click here,
or contact your local QSL team.
- Key dates:
- 15 April: Pricing
Completion Date for the 2022-Season Defaulting Target Price
Contract & Grower Floor Price Contract.
- 30 April: Pricing
Completion Deadline
David Matsen
joins the QSL team
David
Matsen has joined QSL as the Herbert River Grower Relationship
Manager.
David will be a familiar face to many, having lived and
worked in the region for nearly 7 years. He brings over a
decade of experience in agribusiness to his new role and is keen
to help local canegrowers maximise the value they can derive from
using QSL.
David is based in QSL's Ingham office alongside Grower
Relationship Officer Michelle La Rosa-Aili. Grower Relationship
Manager Russell Campbell will now shift his focus to the
Burdekin and Central regions.
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