It’s not often that you will see all the stakeholder groups across an industry unite in support of a program, but that’s exactly what happened when the new best practices…
Day: 21 April 2021
Milestone planting in a Mackay cane field
A third generation Mackay cane grower has become the first in Australia to receive accreditation in the new industry best practices farm program, Smartcane BMP.Michael Deguara received his certificate of…
First farmer accredited in three key BMP modules
A spell of wet weather prompted Michael Pisano to become the first cane grower to be accredited in the three key Smartcane BMP modules.The CANEGROWERS Herbert River Director and CANEGROWERS…
My journey through Smartcane BMP
By Kevin Borg, Plane Creek cane grower and Chairman CANEGROWERS MackayWhen the industry-developed and managed Smartcane BMP (Best Management Practice) program first came into operation, I knew it would be…
Northern growers achieve Smartcane accreditation
A CANEGROWERS policy council member who wants to silence the cane industry’s critics and a relatively new grower are the latest farmers to be accredited in the best management practice…
Mackay growers show BMP fits all farms
Two recently accredited Mackay growers have shown that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach in the sugarcane industry’s best management practice program, Smartcane BMP. Local facilitator John Turner…