Day: 20 December 2018

Registrations are open for the 2019 Australian Banana Industry Congress to be held at Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast from May 22-24 – with big savings for those who book early!  Log on to the Congress website at www.bananacongress.org.au to take advantage of great ‘early bird’ rates, offering…

All growers nationally are being asked to have their say on a proposed Five-Year TR4 Control and Containment Strategy, to guide industry’s future response and decide how it will be funded. Sonia Campbell reports. It is well recognised that Queensland’s banana industry has had unprecedented success in containing Panama Tropical race 4,…

It’s a much touted old saying: don’t put all your eggs in one basket. And it seems banana growers have taken heed, filling their baskets not only with bananas, but with avocados, sugarcane, cattle and more. For a variety reasons including risk and disease management, many…

All images courtesy of Helen Rushton We often talk about the best way to grow and market bananas – but what about the best way to throw them? A range of techniques were put to the test at the 2018 World Championship Banana Hurl, held as part the Macksville…

The ABGC held its Annual General Meeting in Tully on November 21, where Chair Stephen Lowe presented ABGC’s Business Case for the Future of the TR4. The meeting was followed by a traditional barbecue, which proved a great chance for growers to catch up with ABGC Yellow Sigatoka Liaison Officer, Louis Lardi,…

Clean, quality fruit was the hallmark of the banana exhibit at the 2018 Murwillumbah Show. The Tweed Brunswick Banana Growers’ Association was behind the event, organising $5000 in prizes for growers, as well as plenty of merchandise and fruit for punters passing through. “Bananas have been part of the area…

In 1978, Ray Nelson had a choice to make: continue his promising career as a cook in the Air Force, or return to the family banana farm. The options couldn’t be more different but, four decades later, he has no regrets about choosing the latter. “It’s a healthier lifestyle and…