The HCPSL Board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Royle as Company Manager. Adam has extensive experience in sugar cane agronomy and variety development and has worked for HCPSL in numerous roles for the past 11 years, including Project Leader of Project CaNE, which has delivered tremendous results for the Herbert sugar cane industry.

The Board encourages members to contact Adam to find out more about the services HCPSL provides including;

• supply of approved seed cane, including tissue culture, and hot water treatment of cane.
• agronomic advice for variety selection and fallow crop management.
• advice on pest management, including the control of rats and feral pigs.
• provision of biosecurity, including pest and disease identification and control.
• agronomic advice on crop nutrition and soil amendment planning.
• identification of productivity issues through electromagnetic (EM) surveys and crop canopy spectral analysis.

If you notice anything different in your paddocks and need some advice please contact Adam so he can organise a staff member to come and assist you. 

Contact Details: –

Email: – aroyle@hcpsl.com.au

HCPSL Office: 07 47761808

This is a reminder for Tissue Culture Orders for Spring 2024 delivery.

If you are wanting the new SRA 40 for your farm this will be the only way of receiving it. SRA 40 will not be released from HCPSL plots until 2025.

Plant costs are currently sitting between $2.05 and $2.50 (GST INC) – Any other approved planting varieties can be ordered in Tissue Culture
for pick up next Spring 2024.

Orders need to be placed by 23rd of October 2023

Please contact Rhiannan Harragon HCPSL on 0490 905 367 or the Main Office on 4776 1808 to place your orders or for any question regarding
Tissue Culture.