Cassowary Coast Reef Smart Farming - Canegrowers Innisfail

11/09/2026

CANEGROWERS is backing R U OK? Day this crush season. Long days and big pressure are part of the job — so is looking out for each other.
Ask your crew. Ask yourself. Ask again next week.

09/09/2026

Making the most of the sunshine and sampling for nutrients and Pachymetra ☀️

After harvest is a great time to take a closer look at what’s happening beneath the crop.

Soil sampling gives us an indication of the nutrient levels in the soil, helping guide growers with fertiliser and ameliorant decisions. Pachymetra sampling is also important to help growers understand disease pressure in their paddocks and support variety selection decisions.

Innisfail growers, if you’re wanting to take and send a nutrient or Pachymetra sample away, feel free to contact us. We can help organise the sampling and testing process 🌱

18/08/2026

FREE WEBINAR SERIES FOR GROWERS
Good records lead to better business decisions.
Join our three-part Business Essentials webinar series and learn practical bookkeeping skills that can help improve record keeping, reduce compliance risks and make BAS time easier.
🗓 1 September – Bookkeeping Foundations
🗓 3 September – Good Habits, Better Records
🗓 8 September – Bookkeeping to BAS
🕐 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Topics include:
👉Farm bookkeeping systems
👉Chart of accounts and reporting
👉Record keeping best practice
👉GST coding and compliance
👉BAS preparation
👉Common mistakes and how to avoid them
Free for growers.🚜👍
Presented by CANEGROWERS through the Farm Business Resilience Program.
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04/06/2026

REMINDER - W**D WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK! Invitation to growers in SOUTH JOHNSTONE and INNISFAIL. In this customised practical workshop for growers, SRA W**d Scientist, Emilie Fillols, will use relatable farming scenarios and share how to take control of w**ds before they take control of your farm. The workshop will include:
1. Quickly identify w**ds with the digital tools you already have in your pocket.
2. Choose herbicides mindful of w**d pressures, your farming system and alternative chemical groups.
3. Practise your skills on a real life scenario.

Morning tea and refreshments provided

When: Thursday 11 June
Time: 8am – 11am
Where: Innisfail CANEGROWERS conference room 88 Rankin Street, Innisfail
Register for this workshop at:
https://sugarresearch.com.au/upcoming_events/advanced-pre-emergent-herbicide-workshop/

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07/05/2026

28/04/2026

Two new sugarcane varieties have been approved for release by the Northern Regional Variety Committee (RVC), following consistent, high performing trial results across multiple seasons. Learn more about these two new varieties, their CCS potential and disease resistance ratings here:
https://sugarresearch.com.au/two-new-varieties-were-approved-for-release-by-regional-variety-committee/

Almost every cane growing district has now held their annual RVCs for 2026, where committee members review trial data and vote on which new sugarcane varieties to approve for release. Read more about the role of your RVC in next month’s CANEGROWER Magazine ( CANEGROWERS )

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23/04/2026

Great discussion at today’s shed meetings; 2 more meetings tomorrow!

23/04/2026

Far North growers - join us for the Meringa Station Field Day on 13 May to meet face-to-face with our researchers to discuss latest research findings, project updates and technologies designed to support growers’ businesses. See and hear all the latest on SRA’s variety development program, w**d control, using drones for research, Beyond Imidacloprid – a project update, NIR technology, plant nutrition, soil health, biosecurity and more.

Barista coffee & BBQ lunch will be provided. Parking available on-site.

WHEN: Wednesday 13 May
TIME: 8am – 1pm
WHERE: SRA Meringa Station, 34 Hall Road, Gordonvale

RSVP here:
https://sugarresearch.com.au/upcoming_events/meringa-station-field-day/

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14/04/2026

Central growers choose from one of the three W**d Management Research Update sessions happening across the Central district this month. We hope to see you there!

PROSERPINE - Monday 20 April
MACKAY - Tuesday 21 April
CARMLA – Friday 24 April

Presenter: SRA W**d scientist, Emilie Fillols

Topics – Research updates including:
- New research on paraquat alternatives
-Herbicide management options to control itch grass, sicklepod and Balsam pear.
-Update on MCPA permit.

No PPE required.

See more details and reserve your place here:
https://sugarresearch.com.au/upcoming_events/central-w**d-management-research-update/

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