Day: 22 August 2019

With Australian Bananas kicking off its latest marketing campaign this month, Hort Innovation reports on the marketing successes that closed the 2018/19 financial year. ABOVE THE LINE ACTIVITY Television TV plays a key role in driving mass awareness of campaign communications, ensuring key messages for…

It’s a case of out with the old, in with the new for the Australian Banana Growers’ Council Communications Project. While one project wrapped up at the end of June this year (BA15005), the ABCG successfully tendered for its successor (BA18001) and will continue to…

Banana growers will soon have access to another option when it comes to treating Yellow Sigatoka. Dr Denise Manker, Director of Biologics with Bayer Crop Science, visited Australia in July to explain how disease control works with Serenade Prime. “It [Serenade Prime] has been used…

Tully and Johnstone growers have been working with the Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project (MIP) to sample their local waterways during the 2018-2019 wet season. Data collected from 30 sampling sites has been communicated back to local growers, so that they can track how, when…

By Amy Spear Peter Lahey is ‘bananas’ for sailing, bike riding and, of course, his banana business. The keen cyclist can often be found with a banana in hand after a long weekend ride – and sharing it across social media. “Bananas fit well with…

Hort Innovation has outlined its focus, goals and key activities for the next four years in a new strategy launched on July 1. The grower-owned research and development corporation received vital input from growers and other horticulture industry stakeholders via online feedback and a series…

Hort Innovation has received a grant worth more than $5 million to continue improving tree crop management – including bananas – through innovative mapping and monitoring. The banana industry has entered this project with the aim of working with others to identify technologies and image…