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10 April 2017

New passion for retiring chair

By Sonia Campbell When Doug Phillips took on the role of Chair of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC), he had no idea the challenges that would lie ahead. He stepped into the role at a time when growers in Queensland’s far north were still…
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10 April 2017

Changing of the guard

The departure of Doug Phillips as Chair of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) in November signalled a significant changing of the guard for the council. Mr Phillips stood down from the helm during the ABGC’s annual general meeting in Tully on 30 November, after…
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10 April 2017

Brothers use reef grant to improve ground cover

Banana farming brothers Matt and Ben Abbott, of Rabbits Organics, will use funding received in the latest round of Reef Trust grants to trial an under-tree slasher, that has never previously been used in the banana industry. The slasher is fitted with a pivoting head,…
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10 April 2017

Grower assistance to improve reef quality

More growers are about to benefit from Commonwealth funding designed to assist growers to make on-farm practice changes that reduce their environmental footprint on the Great Barrier Reef. Sonia Campbell reports on Reef Trust III and future funding available through this significant project. The latest round…
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10 April 2017

NT freckle update

By Rosie Godwin Banana Freckle (Phyllosticta cavendishii) was detected in Northern Territory (NT) in 2013, and a response has been underway since then. Banana Freckle affects non-Cavendish and Cavendish banana plants and was found widely across the greater Darwin area. It was also found in…
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10 April 2017

Dreaming big .. brothers in arms building banana empire

In a region that has been hit by its fair share of challenges, Paula Doran meets two inspiring brothers  who are determined to break into the New South Wales banana industry and make things work. Ethan (21) and Zack McKeever (25) are two Murwillumbah locals…
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10 April 2017

Help guide the future of variety development

The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAF) will soon launch a new project aimed at protecting the banana industry from pests and diseases, well into the future. The Improved Plant Protection for the Banana Industry (BA16001) project is  funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA),…
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