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ACFA Director Elections
Written by ACFAACFA is calling for nominations
for the election of one (1) Director per region in each of the Northern, Herbert, Southern Region and two (2) Directors in the Central Region
Notice of AGM 2011
Written by ACFANotice of Annual General Meeting & Conference 2011
Members of Australian Cane Farmers Association Limited (ACFA) are invited to attend the 2011 Annual General Meeting, which will be held at Pacific International Hotel, Cairns.
Commencing at 09:00 am - Wednesday 23th March 2011
(AGM Registration & Morning Tea - 8:30am)
Business
Items of business will include consideration of the financial statements; board remuneration, members' and contributor levy amounts.
Any other business that may be properly brought before an annual general meeting will be special business and will require written notification to the company 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Members of ACFA are advised that you must be a Member of the Company in order to be entitled to vote at the AGM.
Members of ACFA are advised that a member who is entitled to attend and cast a vote at this meeting may appoint a person as the member’s proxy to attend and vote for the member at the meeting. Each member may appoint one proxy. A proxy must be a member of the company.
Please contact the ACFA offices by Friday 18th March on 1800 500 025 to register for the AGM /Conference.
Jade Mackey - Company Secretary
NSW Report December 2010
Written by Robert QuirkSo we have come to the end of one of the worst harvesting seasons in living memory. Well we think so anyway! NSW still has about 200,000 tons on the books to be cut at the time as of 8 December and although some of it probably will be cut, I will be very surprised with the way the weather is that much of it will be.
Topics this time Transistor radios, rain and then the real RAIN and then some business.
Central Region Report December 2010
Written by ACFAThe constant wet has placed extreme pressure on young cane. It is hoped that the large stand-over crop can make up the difference in 2011.
Mackay
Farmers are enjoying the first break in the weather for quite a while which has given a small window to do much needed spraying and fertilising. Late harvested ratoons aren’t fairing too well. It is hoped that the dry will allow them to recover. The promising new variety Q208 has been particularly affected. Early cut blocks are in better shape.
Plane Creek
The decision to close Plane Creek’s crushing season was made on Wednesday 1 December, after it was determined there was little prospect of sufficient cane supply becoming available to enable Plane Creek Mill to resume crushing again, due to the persistent wet weather.
Burdekin Report December 2010
Written by Margaret MenzelIt has been a difficult year, weather-wise. The start of 2010 held such promise, especially with pricing forecasts. However, a delayed, wet start to the early planting season was followed by a season fraught with persistent wet weather and mill breakdowns. Throw a strike or two into the mix and the result is a greatly reduced harvest from the 9+million tonnes that was available in the paddocks.
Herbert Report December 2010
Written by Carol MackeeWith Christmas closing in it has been a very harrowing end to the 2010 crushing season with just under a million tonnes left in the paddocks.
The early plant and ratoons are looking good but pigs are damaging some plant cane. Ratoons are playing smorgasbord to Pigs, Rats, Wallabies & Cockatoos. Late plant and ratoons are struggling with some plant washed out and replanted or left fallow.
Mossman Report December 2010
Written by Gerard PuglisiThe harvest commenced on the 16th of June with reasonable expectations and an estimate of around 551,550t.
This year’s harvest followed one of our driest years ever with only 15.5mm of rain falling throughout the entire 2009 season. 2010 was the complete opposite with 668mm of rain falling for the entire crush and one of our wettest years in a very long time.
Mossman Report Sep 2010
Written by Don MurdayFine weather had made for a smooth harvest until the last two weeks were lost to wet weather.
