April, 2018 | Australian Banana Growers

New field trials at South Johnstone

By Tegan Kukulies The NextGen banana growers group have kicked off 2018 with a field walk through two field trials which were planted in late 2017 at the South Johnstone DAF research station. Members of the group were able to see first-hand the 600 Goldfinger plants which have been…

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UNDER THE MICROSCOPE – Blood Disease

A new, regular feature in Australian Bananas magazine, Under the Microscope will profile the industry’s emerging and exotic diseases. Sometimes you just need the facts, fast. WHAT IS BLOOD DISEASE? Banana Blood Disease is caused by a bacterium called Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebesenis which belongs to a…

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HARPS: Who, where and why

The initial purpose of a Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme (HARPS) was to provide a single food safety certification to replace multiple requirements for growers supplying more than one supermarket chain. However, this could not be explicitly achieved. What growers are now required to have is a base scheme—like Freshcare—as well…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – April 20, 2018

20 April, 2018 Content Marketing updateInteractive Panama workshopsQueensland’s Vegetation Management lawsAustralian Bananas MagazineDevelopment opportunities for youInnisfail Ag Field DayFlood RecoveryReject AnalysisCoffs ShowHort Agreements Build a bridge and get … on with marketing! Update from Hort Innovation Along with the rest of our media activity, the Australian…

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Workshop Flyer – Farming with Panama TR4

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One stop R&D site

The latest advances in banana research will soon be available at the click of a button via the Australian Banana Growers Council website. The dedicated electronic R&D resource features easy to navigate menus and also a comprehensive search function which was considered a ‘must’ amongst growers. The website has been developed…

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2018 Banana Roadshow

The six-stop National Banana Roadshow series is again coming to a location near you in July/August 2018. Make sure you save the date for one of these important industry events. These fast paced day-long events will showcase the latest banana research and development results on: Panama disease Tropical Race 4 research;…