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Power to grow our industry
The start of July is an important time for sugarcane growers who use electricity to irrigate and CANEGROWERS is able to help with the important task of selecting the right Ergon tariff for your farm business.
Over the past decade, sugarcane growers have seen electricity costs rise more than 130%, threatening farm productivity and industry competitiveness. At the same time, Ergon, Energex and Powerlink have been earning record profits and contributing around a billion dollars a year to the Queensland Government.
CANEGROWERS believes electricity prices for irrigation should be capped at 16c/kWh (being 8c/kWh for the network and 8c/kWh for the electrons) including the associated retail charges.
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Hannah Konschuh, a grain farmer growing wheat, canola, barley and yellow peas in Albertaâs Wheatland County, has been fighting with oil and gas companies that either havenât paid or are aggressively trying to reduce their leases for the wells that dot her land.
Sheâs not alone. Further south toward Medicine Hat, Ron Huvenaars, a farmer growing barley, wheat and quinoa, and who is also president of the Alberta Surface Rights Federation, says heâs been helping a growing number of Alberta farmers deal with energy companies looking to cut costs by withholding payments to farmers.
Thank a Front-Line Hero
The
Dear Heroes Project helps students show support for those working on the frontlines. This online platform allows students (pre-K – College) send thank you letters to healthcare workers on the frontlines of medical relief efforts. Bring motivation and smiles to the front line and let them know their hard work and dedication is not going unnoticed!
Professional Development
Women in Film has launched
Hire Her Back, an initiative to call on entertainment companies to continue to seek gender and racial equality as the industry looks to return to film and TV production after the COVID-19 shutdown. Find ways you can help and support.
Take Action
In this
Rolling Stone article, Jon Blisten covers Alicia Keys campaign demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. It also highlights her new Until Freedom video and offers ways to join the campaign and show your support.
#ITakeResponsibility Campaign - Julianne Moore, Kristen Bell, Sarah Paulson and more encourage white people to call out racism. Watch the video, take the pledge and spread the word.
Women in Film has launched
Hire Her Back, an initiative to call on entertainment companies to continue to seek gender and racial equality as the industry looks to return to film and TV production after the COVID-19 shutdown. Find ways you can help and support.