Membership update

CANEGROWERS is coming to a shed near you!

CANEGROWERS is organising member meetings across all districts between February and July 2021.

These gatherings will give you an update on the work being done to support your business, prospects for the 2021 season, information on products and services for members, and a chance to catch up with fellow growers. CANEGROWERS Chairman Paul Schembri, CEO Dan Galligan, and I will be at the meetings and we are keen to hear your views and ideas on CANEGROWERS, the future of the industry and your district. The first meetings will be in Mossman, Tablelands and Cairns in late February. Stay tuned for details and we hope to see you there.

Information, insight and professional development

Interested in checking out what’s happening in other cane growing districts, but don’t want to leave your airconditioned tractor? Series 8 of the CANEGROWERS Virtual Bus Tour is now available and can be viewed on your phone via the CANEGROWERS YouTube channel.

The first episodes of Series 8 include a story from Ingham on disaster recovery, a visit to a Reef Champion cane farm in the Cairns Region and how soil moisture probes are being used in the Tableland region.

Want to increase your profitability?

Then sign up for Pricing

Essentials for Cane Growers. CANEGROWERS has teamed with TAFE Queensland and the Rural Jobs Skills Alliance to create a course to help you better understand and interpret financial reports and costs of production. This course is part of CANEGROWERS ongoing work to provide professional development opportunities to members. If you’re looking to understand the factors that influence the sugar price, learn strategies to manage the risk of price fluctuations and pick up some knowledge of forward pricing tools and marketing tools to increase your profitability, then this is the course for you. See the back cover of this issue for more information.

Thinking about representing your fellow growers?

CANEGROWERS members are represented by 87 elected grower directors in every sugarcane region of Queensland.

18% are in their first term, 20% are under 45 and 36% have been looking out for your interests for more than 15 years. The next election is less than a year away. If you are interested in taking on a representative role to help grow a sustainable, profitable and productive future for growers, contact your local CANEGROWERS office or call the Brisbane office on 3864 6444 for more information. 

By Matt Kealley, CANEGROWERS Senior Manager - Membership Engagement & Innovation

CANEGROWERS Community News

Introducing CANEGROWERS Community News.

Births, birthdays, engagements, weddings and funerals - this will be the place to share your family and community news in 2021. To provide an item please email editor@canegrowers.com.au This green box can grow so spacepermitting, Australian Canegrower would love to also share a photograph of your event.

STICKER SPOTTER COMPETITION

CANEGROWERS sticker spotters are looking for vehicles proudly displaying their CANEGROWERS Growing Together bumper sticker.

Is this your number plate? If so, you're a winner! 999 ZCT 029 SWX 349 XCZ 936 VMC

Can’t find your bumper sticker? Need one for another vehicle? Contact your local CANEGROWERS office.

How to enter:

 Make sure your CANEGROWERS bumper sticker is on your vehicle  Check the next Australian

Canegrower magazine for a list of number plates  If yours is listed, contact

CANEGROWERS Brisbane office to claim a prize.

Phone 07 3864 6444 or email info@canegrowers.com.au