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Dear Growers,
In the ninth week of the
2022 season Victoria mill crushed 133,117 tonnes and Macknade
mill crushed 75,851 tonnes totalling 208,698 tonnes for the week.
The CCS average for all cane was 12.02 CCS. Victoria mill had
maintenance on Tuesday and Macknade had a four hour shredder tip
change. Victoria has a 12 hour maintenance day planner for
Tuesday and there is no planned stop for Macknade this week.
Please discuss with your
harvester contractors to not overfill bins as there is spillage
occurring at Victoria mills due to overfilled bins.
Frank
Scardamaglia
Manager
CANEGROWERS
Herbert River
Email: frank_scardamaglia@canegrowers.com.au
Phone: 0475 818 800
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Right to Repair Summit
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CANEGROWERS Herbert River
manager Frank Scardamaglia presented at the Right to Repair
Summit in Canberra last week and met with Dr Andrew Leigh MP to
discuss the issue in the sugar industry. Australia now has
world-leading legislation on access to information for vehicle
repair and maintenance. The new Motor Vehicle Service
and Repair Legislation became Australian law on 1 July 2022.
This Scheme allows independent repairers to access service and
repair data. It is early days for this legislation and
Lesley Yates who is the Director of Advocacy for the Australian
Automotive Aftermarket Association provided a review of how the
law works and how well it is working for consumers
and independent repairers. Importantly she highlighted the
lessons learnt and how this might relate to other industries and
their journey towards repairability and open access to
repair information.
We are endeavouring to
utilise the same blue print the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair
Legislation is built on for farm machinery.
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QFF Farm Businesss Hour
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The
purpose of the QFF Family Farm Enterprise Risk and Resilience
Program is to build the strategic management capacity of farmers
to prepare for, and
manage business and climate risks, and improve economic,
environmental and social resilience. QFF Farm Business Hour
Episodes are held on the last Wednesday of each month at 4pm to
discuss farm business issues, talk to industry and professional
business advisers. The next QFF Farm Business hour is Wednesday
31 August from 4pm. To find out more and to register click here.
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Department of Environment and Science
Compliance Checklist Form
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The
Department of Environment and Science Compliance Checklist for
farm audits carried out by a Compliance officer is available
to download here,
or you can visit the CANEGROWERS Herbert River website.
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Worker crushed by tractor
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In
May 2022, a worker was crushed to death by a tractor. Early
investigations indicate the man was operating the tractor (with
slasher attachment) by himself. It appears he either got off the
tractor while it was moving or fell from the tractor and it
struck him. Investigations are continuing. Read the full story here.
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The CANEGROWERS Marketing Information Service
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The
Weekly Notes from the CANEGROWERS Marketing Information Service
are available to all CANEGROWERS members online at www.canegrowers.com.au/marketing-information-service
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CANEGROWERS at The Ekka
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The
Australian sugar and sugarcane stand at this year's Ekka has been
giving city folk a taste of life on a sugarcane farm. With the
help of virtual reality headsets thousands of curious visitors
have been taken on a 'paddock to packet' journey. The stand is
a whole of industry collaboration, with CANEGROWERS, SRA, ASMC
and Sunshine Sugar, providing the positive story of growing
sugarcane.
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Planet shapers
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CANEGROWERS
Chairman Owen Menkens and Tully grower Jamie Dore have recently
taken part in the filming of a Planet Shapers episode to be aired
on Channel 10 on Saturday 10 September at 2.30pm. Planet Shapers, a
TV series sharing sustainability stories, is showcasing
sustainable practices and Smartcane BMP which links to
traceability and sustainable sugar.
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