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Bundy Farm Tour Feb 2021
Over 60 macadamia growers, consultants and service providers joined a busy tour of macadamia sites across the Bundaberg region on the 11thof Feb 20121 which was run by the Grower Services Team at Suncoast Gold Macadamias.
Worth their weight in gold
A significant stake in Green and Gold Marketing, the second largest macadamia marketing organisation globally, gives shareholders confidence that we are working at securing new markets for your future crops
Welcome to the 2021 Season
SGM is on track to deliver another solid result… this is only possible with the support of our shareholders and suppliers. We remains committed to providing a competitive NIS offer for our suppliers and I look forward to releasing this in the very near future.
The Blanco’s Mobile Dehusker Takes Out AMS Innovation Award
Daniel and Belinda Blanco, macadamia farmers based at Wolvi near Gympie, set themselves very high standards for production, efficiency and safety. Megan Boote caught up with Daniel and Belinda to find out about their AMS award winning mobile dehusking and sorting plant.
Gympie Farm Awarded Grower of the Year
The Sheppard family have been part of the macadamia industry in the Bundaberg and Gympie regions since 1989. For over three decades they have been involved in many facets of the industry from developing new orchards, managing large farms, contracting, growing nursery trees and macadamia processing
From the soil to the sky
Queensland trial integrating new technologies – Jason Klotz from Red Rock Macadamias, Bundaberg, and Suncoast Gold Macadamias Grower Services Manager Paul Hibbert are undertaking a trial project to test products and the integration of various new technologies.
Celebrating 35 years in Macadamias in 2020
This year we celebrate 35 years processing Australian macadamias for Australian growers. Suncoast Gold Macadamias was founded in 1985 by a group of passionate and forward thinking growers as a co-operative processing and marketing business and we are still owned 100% by growers.
Investing for the future of macadamias
After a positive result in 2019 followed by strong sales and crop volumes in 2020, we are investing in our factory in Gympie to increase our macadamia value adding capability.
The half a million dollar upgrades currently underway will more than double our roasting capacity, with vastly improved margins and efficiencies, and allow us meet the strong demand from our customers.
Macadamia Innovation and Tech Hub
Suncoast Gold Macadamias are pleased to announce the launch of the new Macadamia Innovation and Tech Hub which has just been released as an interactive grower portal to track the progress of the Innovation and Technology trial
Macadamia Quality – Focus on Internal Discolouration
Investing in improvements to macadamia orchard post-harvest handling and drying systems may be the best way for growers to reduce their risk of internal discolouration defects.
