Herbert Cane Productivity Services Ltd Ingham

31/08/2026

27/07/2026

Spaces are filling fast - Call the office to book your spot on 47761808 !

15/07/2026

06/07/2026

Proud is an understatement of this young lady - wishing her all the very best for when you travels down to the Ekka!!! Yell out to her the support she deserves - Good on you Rhiannan Harragon!!

06/07/2026

"It's all about soil health...I would be hoping to improve yield." In this recent Cane Matters podcast episode, you can learn more about boosting productivity through soil health from grower, Daryl Morellini and Extension Agronomist, Bethany Donker (Herbert Cane Productivity Services Limited).

Listen to Cane Matters podcast here:
https://sugarresearch.com.au/podcast/

Targeting balanced nutrition and productivity constraints in the Herbert was a two-year project conducted in the Herbert River catchment, involving 19 cane growers across more than 5000 hectares of cane land. In this episode, we hear from a grower who participated in the project. The project was delivered by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) in partnership with Herbert Cane Productivity Services Limited (HCPSL). It was funded under the $4.38 million Sugarcane Practice Change Program, funded through the Queensland Government’s Queensland Reef Water Quality Program. Pictured: Bethany Donker, Extension Agronomist (HCPSL), Nancy Rincon, Senior Agronomist (SRA) and Daryl Morellini, Lower Herbert cane grower.

Herbert Cane Productivity Services Ltd Ingham Queensland Agriculture Queensland Government

03/07/2026

All the best Rhiannan - we are all very proud of your achievements !!!

🌾 Ingham’s Rhiannan Harragon is heading to Brisbane’s EKKA after being named North Queensland Rural Ambassador in the Queensland Country Life Showgirl Awards!

An agronomist and fifth-generation sugarcane farmer, she’ll now represent the region on the state stage, championing agriculture, innovation, and rural communities.

Read more here: https://shorturl.at/j1yyn

02/07/2026

Reondo Potgieter from Fertikey presents large scale Trial Discussion on how to improve your crops profitability with EL-I Tech.

Discussion on dependable biological farming aids, nitrogen fixation and biological options for pest and nematode control. Find out Fertikey Microbial Blends that maybe of interest.

Location: HCPSL Office
Date: 4th August 8.00 am to 9.30 am or
5th August 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm

RSVP: HCPSL - Sandra 47761808 or [email protected]

02/07/2026

What a fantastic turn up at the Ingham Show in the Cane Section - Herbert Cane Productivity Services Ltd Ingham would like to thank all the Sponsors for their ongoing support each year and more importantly the participants who submitted cane entries - how awesome did it look especially the school section.

Special mention and Thank you goes to Mr Greg Shannon from Tully Sugar who takes time to come and does the official judging for us.

Great to see some new faces as entries to the Cane Section this year and hoping that this will continue onto future years.

Special mention goes out to Ingham State High School, Official Ag students along with CANEGROWERS Herbert River Sugar Research Australia - Ingham and Herbert Cane Productivity Services Ltd Ingham, who helped out in the School Initiative Program - great to see!

Twilight Trophy Presentation is always a hit and all the families come along for support - Thank you to All and see you next year!!!

🏆 Calvary Christian College - QSL Perpetual Trophy (Aggregate of
Points)
🏆 Calvary Christian College - Don & Ivy Murray Trophy
🏆 Ingham State High School, Official - Ingham Show (Champion
Stool of School Cane Exhibits)
🏆 H Fighera - Nutrien Ag Solutions Trophy (Champion 3 Stalks
grown under field conditions)
🏆 Scott Kids - HCPSL Trophy - Aggregate of Points
🏆 H Fighera - Wilmar Sugar and Renewables Trophy (Champion 6
Heavy Stalks grown under field conditions)
🏆 China Kids - Ingham Agencies & Co Trophy - (Aggregate of
Weight)
🏆 D Brown - Wilmar Sugar and Renewables Trophy (Champion
Stool Plant Cane Approved)
🏆 Murray Family - Wilmar Sugar and Renewables Trophy
(Champion Stool Ratoon Cane)
🏆 D Brown - Shaun Sheahan Memorial Grand Champion Stool
(Under Field Conditions)
🏆 A Vella - Nutrien Ag Solutions Trophy (Champion 10 Stalks
grown under field conditions)
🏆 D Harragon - Ingham Agencies & Co Trophy (Aggregate of
Weight)
🏆 D Harragon - Rabobank Trophy (Champion 6 Heavy Stalks
grown under field conditions)
🏆 Murray Family - CANEGROWERS Herbert River Trophy (The best
collection of Cane being 5 Stalks of any 4 Approved Varieties)
🏆 D Harragon - Sugar Research Australia Trophy (Sugarpol)
🏆 Murray Family - Herbert Cane Stewards Trophy (Most entries
grown under field conditions)
🏆 Murray Family - Herbert River Diggers Memorial Trophy
(Aggregated Points in field stalk classes)