Mackay

Mackay Agriculture

Mackay’s agricultural network is closely connected to sugarcane production, with farms, mills, grower representation and specialist support operating across the surrounding districts. The region’s processing base includes mills at Farleigh, Marian and Racecourse, while cane-supply operations are based at Pleystowe. Around this core are machinery dealers, irrigation specialists, rural-supply stores, stockfeed providers and advisers who help working farms and rural properties manage equipment, inputs, water and day-to-day decisions.

This directory brings together a practical selection of local organisations and businesses for farmers, growers, smallholders and agricultural operators in and around Mackay. It includes production-linked enterprises as well as services with a clear role in supporting primary production across the Mackay and Plane Creek areas.

🌾 Growers & Primary Production

Mackay Sugar

Mackay Sugar connects regional cane production with processing through operating mills at Farleigh, Marian and Racecourse, supported by cane-supply operations based at Pleystowe. The business produces raw sugar, molasses and renewable energy, making it a significant part of the local sugar industry’s production and processing chain.

Mackay region, Queensland

🤝 Producer Groups & Industry Support

CANEGROWERS Mackay

CANEGROWERS Mackay supports cane growers across the Mackay and Plane Creek regions. Its member services include representation, assistance with cane-supply matters, farm-business information and support on water, transport, machinery and workplace health and safety issues.

120 Wood Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ 07 4944 2600

Mackay Area Productivity Services

Based at Pleystowe, Mackay Area Productivity Services provides sugarcane advice and extension for Mackay Sugar farmers. Its work includes on-farm grower advice, approved planting material, district pest and disease monitoring, rotation-crop advice, harvesting-efficiency assessments, trials and field events.

598 Mackay Eungella Road, Pleystowe QLD 4741 · ☎ 0419 763 192

🚜 Farm Machinery & Repairs

Brown and Hurley Agriculture Mackay

This Mackay agricultural and construction machinery outlet provides sales, parts and servicing for the regional farming community. Its listed equipment range includes tractors, harvesters, farming equipment and mowers. The branch also publishes an after-hours support contact for assistance outside its usual service arrangements.

26316 Peak Downs Highway, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ 07 4940 7300 · After-hours support: 0409 614 386

Southern Cross Tractors

Southern Cross Tractors operates a machinery centre at Paget supplying tractors, harvesters, haymaking equipment, farm machinery and used machinery. It also lists agricultural equipment sales, parts and servicing for farms, acreage properties and commercial agricultural operations.

134–140 Diesel Drive, Paget QLD 4740 · ☎ 07 4842 9800

💧 Irrigation & Water Systems

R&T Pumps

R&T Pumps supplies, installs and maintains pumps and irrigation systems for farming and agricultural applications. Its Mackay rural offering includes spray lines, solar pumps, travelling irrigators, pipework, monitoring and controllers, together with field service and pump hire.

67 Cowleys Road, Ooralea QLD 4720 · ☎ 07 4953 3700

🔧 Rural Supplies, Agronomy & Crop Inputs

Johnny Farming Company

Based at Ooralea, Johnny Farming Company supplies agricultural tyres, machinery accessories, irrigation solutions and fencing supplies. It also sources agricultural products and parts by special order, providing supply options for farm and rural-property operations.

133 Schmidtkes Road, Ooralea QLD 4740 · ☎ 07 4952 2577

Miners Stockfeed

Miners Stockfeed is a locally operated stockfeed and rural-supplies store at Pleystowe serving the Mackay district. Its farm range includes hay and chaff, rural and electric fencing, feed and water troughs, fertilisers and animal-care supplies.

952 Eungella Road, Pleystowe QLD 4741 · ☎ 07 4959 2639

MT Ossa Rural

MT Ossa Rural provides rural supplies and on-farm agricultural services in Mackay and surrounds. Its listed services include fertilising, spraying, soil testing, property visits, sugarcane and nutrient advice, feed and supplement advice, and delivery to site.

Together, these organisations show how Mackay’s agricultural activity is supported from several points across the region: processing and grower services around the cane industry, practical machinery and irrigation assistance in Mackay and Paget, and rural supplies serving properties beyond the city.

Relevant local producers, suppliers, contractors, advisers and industry groups are welcome to add or update a listing with their specialisms, service area and direct contact details, helping keep this regional directory useful for the people who work across agriculture.

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