Bio fuel

Scientific breakthrough on complicated sugarcane genome keeps biofuel dream alive

But growers are calling on the Australian government to speed up policy to ensure momentum is not lost as the industry faces major upheavals after three mill closures in four years.

Mossman mill, in Far North Queensland, is the latest to shut its doors after 130 years of operation following the closure of the state's Maryborough and Bingera mills in 2020.