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Sugar is one of the few bright lights on the global commodity stage at the moment as demand outstrips supply for the first time in five years.
Topics: sugar, crop-harvesting, economic-trends, trade, weather, agricultural-prices, townsville-4810
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Eliza Rogers speaks with sugar analyst Tom McNeill from Green Pool Commodities and the Queensland and Australian chair of Canegrowers Paul Schembri about the first global sugar deficit in five years. Read more
Topics: sugar, crop-harvesting, economic-trends, trade, weather, agricultural-prices, townsville-4810
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Sugar milling company Wilmar has won a Federal Court battle against Queensland Sugar Limited over its right to appoint QSL board members.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-marketing, sugar, mackay-4740, ayr-4807, maryborough-4650, tully-4854
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Palmers Island cane farmer Cheryl Ryan says the storm damaged sheds, the house and cane crop.
Topics: storm-disaster, sugar, storm-event, yamba-2464
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| UpdatedTornado-like storm wreaks havoc in the Lower Clarence River village of Palmers Island, as farmers fear for their lives.
Topics: storm-event, regional, rural, agricultural-crops, sugar, yamba-2464, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444, lismore-2480
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Cane growers on the Eton Irrigation Scheme face reduced water allocations this year, with the Kinchant Dam holding half the water it held this time last year.
Topics: irrigation, sugar, water-supply, water-management, water, mackay-4740, kinchant-dam-4741, eton-4741
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Sunwater's northern service manager Jim Mummery says although Kinchant dam is holding half the water it had this time last year, there is not way of knowing how full it will be by the end of the wet season. Cane grower Tony Ross says growers who rely on the water supply for their irrigation are concerned about the lack of water. Read story.
Topics: rural, irrigation, sugar, water-supply, water-management, water, mackay-4740, kinchant-dam-4741, eton-4741
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| UpdatedMackay Sugar has begun major works on Number 1 Boiler at its Marian Mill, that caused hold-ups throughout last crushing season.
Topics: rural, sugar, mackay-4740, farleigh-4741, marian-4753
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Mackay Sugar CEO Jason Lowry says work has begun on a number of off-season maintenance priorities, including the Number 1 Boiler at Marian Mill. Read Story.
Topics: rural, sugar, mackay-4740, farleigh-4741, marian-4753
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| UpdatedThe first commercial crop of sunflowers in the Mackay region has been harvested and the farmer believes the process will improve soil quality on his property.
Topics: rural, sugar, crop-harvesting, mackay-4740
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Topics: rural, flowers, agricultural-crops, sugar, mackay-4740, marian-4753
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Topics: rural, flowers, agricultural-crops, sugar, mackay-4740, marian-4753
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Topics: rural, flowers, agricultural-crops, sugar, mackay-4740, marian-4753
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| UpdatedCane grower and Nuffield Scholar Simon Mattsson harvests the region's first sunflower crop, in between his sugar cane crops.
Topics: rural, flowers, agricultural-crops, sugar, mackay-4740, marian-4753
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Cane grower and Nuffield Scholar Simon Mattsson has harvested the Mackay region's first commercial sunflower crop, which he planted to boost soil health on his farm. Read story.
Topics: rural, agricultural-crops, sugar, mackay-4740, marian-4753
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Topics: rural, flowers, agricultural-crops, sugar, mackay-4740, marian-4753
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| UpdatedA pilot project is under way in the Mackay region to come up with better strategies for eradicating feral pigs.
Topics: rural, sugar, pest-management, pests, mackay-4740, eton-north-4741
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Topics: rural, sugar, pest-management, pests, mackay-4740, eton-north-4741
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Topics: rural, sugar, pest-management, pests, mackay-4740, eton-north-4741
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Topics: rural, sugar, pest-management, pests, mackay-4740, eton-north-4741
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Topics: rural, sugar, pest-management, pests, mackay-4740, eton-north-4741
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Topics: rural, sugar, pest-management, pests, mackay-4740, eton-north-4741
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Topics: rural, sugar, pest-management, pests, mackay-4740, eton-north-4741