CANEGROWERS Herbert River

The CANEGROWERS Herbert River Young Growers Development Group recently travelled to Brisbane with CANEGROWERS Herbert River Directors Paul Marbelli
and Leah Russo, and Manager Frank Scardamaglia, supported by Sugar Research Australia’s Herbert District Manager Phil Patane. Across the three-day trip,12 young growers from the Herbert District dropped into CANEGROWERS Head Office, travelled to Sugar Research Australia’s Woodford Pathology Research Station, and the Rocky Point District to meet with other young growers.

In this podcast Grower Ray Cervellin joins Jason Wolfgram to discuss his experiences and the benefits of being part of the CANEGROWERS Herbert River Young Growers Development Group.

This project has been funded by the Integrated Engagement and Capacity Building project through the Queensland Government’s Queensland Reef Water Quality Program.

The CANEGROWERS Herbert River Young Growers Development Group recently travelled to Brisbane with CANEGROWERS Herbert River Directors Paul Marbelli
and Leah Russo, and Manager Frank Scardamaglia, supported by Sugar Research Australia’s Herbert District Manager Phil Patane. Across the three-day trip,12 young growers from the Herbert District dropped into CANEGROWERS Head Office, travelled to Sugar Research Australia’s Woodford Pathology Research Station, and the Rocky Point District to meet with other young growers.

In this podcast Paul Marbelli and Leah Russo join Jason Wolfgram to discuss the group’s experiences and their learnings.

This project has been funded by the Integrated Engagement and Capacity Building project through the Queensland Government’s Queensland Reef Water Quality Program.

Learn more about Women in Sugar Herbert (WISH), a group of like-minded women who meet to share knowledge and gain updates on industry matters. Jason Wolfgram speaks to Zenan Reinaudo and Leah Russo about the group and the upcoming annual conference to be held in Ingham.

Zenan Reinaudo
Zenan was the first woman on the CANEGROWERS Herbert River board in 2021 and has a Bachelor of Social Work previously working in aged care.  Zenan’s family have been farming in the Herbert region for over 100 years with numerous family members having previously served on the CANEGROWERS Board. In the past few years, Zenan has changed directions and is now looking after the business/administration side of RFC Agri freeing up family members to have a greater focus on production. Zenan is also secretary of Women in Sugar Herbert.

Leah Russo
Leah is a Grower Director on the CANEGROWERS Herbert River board joining in 2022.  Leah and her husband Santo farm approximately 140 Hectares of sugarcane land on the southern side of the Herbert River District.  The farm has been in the family for 3 generations. Leah is the President of the Women in Sugar Herbert branch and also Grower Delegate for Sugar Research Australia.

The Lower Herbert Water Quality Program, and its Delivery Providers, are working with sugarcane farmers to increase understanding of farm management practices. 

Project CaNE empowers farmers to improve farming practices that increase productivity and profitability while reducing dissolved inorganic nitrogen and other pollutants from entering local water ways that feed into the Great Barrier Reef.

The Lower Herbert Water Quality Program, and its Delivery Providers, are working with sugarcane farmers to increase understanding of farm management practices. 

Agrogroup's Modernising On-Farm Mill Mud Application project is providing the tools and knowledge to apply mill mud more accurately and efficiently to paddocks to reduce costs and improve the quality of water flowing off the farm.

PODCAST SERIES | The Lower Herbert Water Quality Program, and its Delivery Providers, are working with sugarcane farmers to increase understanding of farm management practices. 

Local Area Nutrient Datahub (LAND) by LiquaForce is a secure digital storage system for farm, soil and production data that enables easy long-term monitoring of performance over time enabling growers to reduce excess nutrients flowing into local water ways.

Learn more about the Lower Herbert Water Quality Program's Grower Forum this November with Program Coordinator Carola Bradshaw.

In this ‘Meet the Growers’ podcast series you’ll hear from growers in the Herbert region, their involvement in the Lower Herbert Water Quality Program and how they manage practice changes on their farm for a more sustainable and profitable future.
 
Sam Torrisi features in this podcast episode and is a second-generation cane farmer in the Herbert District.

In this ‘Meet the Growers’ podcast series you’ll hear from growers in the Herbert region, their involvement in the Lower Herbert Water Quality Program and how they manage practice changes on their farm for a more sustainable and profitable future.
 
Chris Bosworth features in this podcast episode and is a fourth-generation cane farmer in the Herbert District.

The Lower Herbert Water Quality Program and Delivery Providers are working with sugarcane farmers to increase understanding of farm management practices. 

Local Area Nutrient Datahub (LAND) by LiquaForce is a secure digital storage system for farm, soil and production data that enables easy long-term monitoring of performance over time enabling growers to reduce excess nutrients flowing into local water ways.