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Huge support for Queensland sugarcane farmers confirmed by new survey results
Huge support for Queensland sugarcane farmers confirmed by new survey…

Queenslanders are proud of their iconic sugarcane crop according to the results of a recent survey run by the industry’s…

Industry unites at Smartcane BMP launch
Industry unites at Smartcane BMP launch

It’s not often that you will see all the stakeholder groups across an industry unite in support of a program,…

Milestone planting in a Mackay cane field
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…

First farmer accredited in three key BMP modules
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…

My journey through Smartcane BMP
My journey through Smartcane BMP

When 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
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…

Mackay growers show BMP fits all farms
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…

Herbert grower proves a point with BMP
Herbert grower proves a point with BMP

Herbert River district grower Frank Russo believes he’s defied industry critics who labelled cane farmers ‘dinosaurs’ by gaining best practice…

BMP: pathway to a prosperous future
BMP: pathway to a prosperous future

Damien and Jodie Borg are relatively new to the lifestyle and business of cane farming as independent adults and as…

BMP drives greater farm efficiency
BMP drives greater farm efficiency

Efficiency gains for improved productivity have come hand in hand with environmental sustainability for Innisfail farmers Morrie and Jeanette Spina.…

Accreditation secures a farming future
Accreditation secures a farming future

More than half of Queensland’s sugarcane production area is now benchmarked in the Smartcane BMP program with hundreds of farms…

BMP helps grower track inputs
BMP helps grower track inputs

In October 2015 Neil Kingston took up the challenge to gain Smartcane BMP accreditation for his farming operation at Cordalba…

Changing the public perception of cane farming
Changing the public perception of cane farming

Having completed the three core modules of Smartcane BMP, Cairns Region grower Stephen Calcagno wants the public to get a…

Tableland growers show BMP fits all sizes
Tableland growers show BMP fits all sizes

Rajinder Singh, Claude Santucci and John Dixon represent very different farming operations – a large family-owned farm business, a smaller…

Faster and easier BMP accreditation audits
Faster and easier BMP accreditation audits

Farm visits by Smartcane BMP’s team of industry auditors are streamlining the accreditation process for busy cane growers. An audit…

Innisfail board proves its water quality credentials
Innisfail board proves its water quality credentials

All five members of the CANEGROWERS Innisfail Board have achieved Smartcane BMP accreditation, the first CANEGROWERS district to achieve this.

What's the economic impact of Smartcane BMP?
What's the economic impact of Smartcane BMP?

Innisfail grower Adrian Darveniza has implemented a range of best management practices on his 240ha farm that have seen the…

Eye on the future with Smartcane BMP
Eye on the future with Smartcane BMP

It is a year since Tony and Margaret Bugeja, with their son Mark and brother John, achieved their accreditation in…

Smartcane - Bonsucro Alignment
Smartcane - Bonsucro Alignment

The Smartcane BMP modules have been modified to align with the on-farm criteria used by Bonsucro which provides international standards for…