November, 2017 | Australian Banana Growers

Growers’ efforts celebrated at Reef Alliance Awards

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has congratulated two Far Northern banana farming families, recognised at the Reef Alliance Awards ceremony in Townsville last night (November 22). The tireless work of Boogan banana growers Frank and Dianne Sciacca has been acknowledged with the 2017 Prince of…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – November 17, 2017

17 November, 2017 Content TR4 updateOmethoate permit extensionLNP feral pig funding promiseMarketing: travellers go bananasLand use in Nambucca ShireCelebrating AgDayNSW North Coast storm damage contactsReef grants closing soonRun off research resultsReef Awards finalistsMeet the Mippers Update on second farm found with TR4 The results of Biosecurity…

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ABGC welcomes LNP feral pig funding promise

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has welcomed an LNP election commitment of $3 million over four years to help fund a co-ordinated feral pig control program along the Cassowary Coast. ABGC Chair Stephen Lowe today thanked LNP Leader Tim Nicholls for recognising the significant…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – November 3, 2017

3 November, 2017 Content Banana concerns aired at national forumNew industrial manslaughter lawsFeral pig plague targetedBanana Women’s Network launchedCassowary Coast AGMPanama surveyMore reef grantsBananas back at Murwillumbah ShowNational AgDayWeight Check-inBananas fuel fitnessTR4 shed postersPanama educationSmart Farm grantsRural women grants TR4 raised with government decision makers …