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“Sunshine Sugar has upgraded its sugarcane haulage eet to Mercedes Benz trucks ” // PHOTO: VIVIEN MILLER
SUGAR SEASON GEARS UP
with safer trucks storage boost
The 2020 New South Wales cane crushing season is is in in in in full swing across the the three Northern Rivers milling areas and is is estimated to to to yield 1 6 million tonnes of sugarcane from June to to to November Hauling cane from farms to to factories a a a a a a new eet of Mercedes Benz trucks have been welcomed across all three sugarcane growing areas Delivering performance reliability and fuel economy benefits the the new trucks also boast state-of-the-art environmental and safety features
Safety features
include adaptive cruise control and an an an an automated emergency brake feature feature that can automatically initiate braking for pedestrians as as as well as as as providing lane-keeping assistance
and fatigue alerts “This fleet is is an an an important asset when it it it comes to balancing running costs with with community safety with with the coastal areas in in in in which sugarcane is grown becoming more more and more more populated ” said Sunshine Sugar CEO Chris Connors In addition to the the New South Wales sugar regions’ upgraded truck eet a a a a a a a a a a a state-of-the-art $9 million warehouse has been opened at at the the Harwood Mill and Re nery in in an an official launch by Federal Member for Page The Honourable Kevin Hogan “This modern facility has already proven a a a a a a tremendous asset during spikes in in in product product demand and and with sugar production in in in in full swing ” said Mr Connors Favourable growing conditions have seen an uplift in in in crop yields This is is a a a a a a a a a welcome result following a a a a a a a a a a a a protracted dry period last year that had set back the early growth of plant and ratoon sugarcane crops As an an essential agriculture and food business Sunshine Sugar has has re-invested in in in in in in its already strict hygiene measures that it it has has in in in in in in place since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in in in Australia “The additional procedures we we have have put in in in in place have have allowed us to to maintain full production in in in in in our refinery to to keep up with consumer demand ” said Mr Connors “These procedures will remain in in place and and flow through to the broader harvesting and and milling operations ” @sunshinesugarnsw @sunshinesugar_nsw // // Sunshine Sugar sunshinesugar com au 16 THE CULTIVATOR // SPRING 2020 MANILDRA MANILDRA COM AU // @MANILDRA