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Dear Growers,
I would like to remind you that the
CANEGROWERS Herbert River website (www.herbertrivercanegrowers.com.au) is
designed for you the member and provides useful information
relating to our district including weekly crushing/season
stats, mill issues, fair fuel prices, and of course weekending
emails and newsletters. You can find all of this information in the
Members Login area. Click here
to login and see below for more details.
Frank
Scardamaglia
Manager
CANEGROWERS
Herbert River
Email: frank_scardamaglia@canegrowers.com.au
Phone: 0475 818 800
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CANEGROWERS Herbert River Podcast
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LiquaForce
is a delivery partner of the Lower Herbert Water Quality Program.
In this episode of the CANEGROWERS Herbert River
podcast you'll learn more about Land Hub with Agronomist
Leanne Carr, which delivers a paradigm shift in the level of
actionable insight and accessibility of key agronomic information
for growers of all levels of digital maturity.
Listen
here
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Weekly Crushing Stats
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Each
week during the season we provide detailed weekly production
figures from Wilmar Sugar's Herbert region mills. This includes
the total cane crushed at both the Victoria and Macknade Mills,
crop forecasting, district CCS and cane variety performance
for the region. Find this information in the members login
area at the CANEGROWERS Herbert River website.
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Fair Fuel Prices
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Nobody
wants to pay more than they need to for fuel, especially right
now! We provide diesel fuel pricing for our district in the
members login area of the CANEGROWERS Hebert River website.
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Weekending Emails and Newsletters
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If
you happen to miss this weekly newsletter you can always login to
the members area of the CANEGROWERS Herbert River website to view
it. It's a great way to keep up to date on what's happening in
the sugar industry and our local community.
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Federal Budget review
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CANEGROWERS met with other members of the
National Farmers' Federation late on Federal Budget night to
examine the announcements and allocations it included. Along with
immediate cost of living measures such as the reduction in the
fuel excise there was a theme of investment in and development of
regional business. This is welcomed as the sugarcane
industry works on a Roadmap for the future including diversification
and growth opportunities that will require new
investment. Read the NFF media release here https://nff.org.au/media-release/steady-budget-acknowledges-regional-potential/
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United Nations reef mission hears grower
perspective
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CANEGROWERS, along with the
Queensland Farmers' Federation, were the agricultural
representatives to meet with two UNESCO representatives as
part of the Monitoring Mission on the Great Barrier Reef. Their
mission was to discuss what is working well, and what is not,
with the Reef 2050 Plan and assess the reef's conservation
status. CANEGROWERS used the opportunity to highlight the
strong participation of growers in various Reef Rescue and Reef
Trust programs over the past 13 years, as well as the growing commitment
of growers to the Smartcane BMP program. It was also a chance to
raise the issues the sugarcane industry has with the unrealistic
farm management targets that have seen growers’ efforts unfairly
rated as poor in the Reef Report Cards. CANEGROWERS advocated for
an independent review of all aspects of the joint Government Plan
for Reef Water Quality, with the aims of designing programs that
empower growers and ensure the Plan is underpinned by robust
science and common sense.
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Jobs and jobseekers on CANEGROWERS website
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A steady stream of positions and people
looking for work are being listed on the Work in the Industry
page on the CANEGROWERS website ahead of the 2022 season. Anyone
is welcome to list a position on a cane farm or with an industry
contractor and the link is being promoted across social media
channels in communities where people have the skills needed for
the harvest. Reach the site via the CANEGROWERS home page or by
clicking this link www.canegrowers.com.au/page/about/employment/work-in-the-industry
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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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