Agricultural Services for the cane industry
Herbert Cane Productivity Services Limited (HCPSL) is a non-for-profit company limited by guarantee which is jointly funded by Herbert River sugarcane growers and Wilmar Sugar.
Membership of the company is voluntary to only those sugarcane related businesses who operate within the Herbert River district.
Our core business focuses on the 3 core principles of farming- Productivity, Profitability and Sustainability. Our professional multi-disciplinary staff teamwork with industry in the following business areas:
- Pest and disease management.
- Variety distribution and management.
- Nutrition advice.
- Weed management.
- Drainage advice.
- Harvesting systems.
- Farming systems.
- Rotational cropping.
- Environmental management systems.
- Education and training.
HCPSL offers both core services and fee for service activities to its members and external funded groups.
HCPSL is here to drive the Herbert River sugarcane industry and Hinchinbrook Shire region forward.
- Herbert Sugar Industry Report 2024The Herbert Sugar Industry Report for 2024 has been released. You can read the report at: 2024-Herbert-Sugar-Industry-Report.pdf, or by going to the HCPSL website, clicking on the NEWS & REPORTS tab and selecting DISTRICT REPORTS Read more…
- TALKING TRASH Bulletin 1 – May 2025Read the latest industry updates in HCPSL’s May edition of the Talking Trash Bulletin.
- HCPSL Welcomes Tayla Harragon to the Team!Tayla takes on the new position of Junior Field Technician and has hit the ground running assisting with farm and approved seed plot work, machinery maintenance, and RSD sampling. Having grown up on a sugarcane Read more…
