Year: 2019

It’d be safe to say there are few banana farms with a better view than the Luxton family’s in the Tallebudgera Valley. Brothers Brian and Ian, along with Brian’s wife Kathy, have about 20 acres of bananas on their South East Queensland property. Being the subtropics, they’re grown…

Tate Connolly, Marketing Manager Welcome to the Australian Bananas 2019 Summer marketing update. This activity is managed by Hort Innovation on behalf of the industry and is funded by the banana marketing levy.  Above the Line activity TV plays a key role in driving mass awareness…

Deanna Belbin, Biosecurity Queensland Did you know you there are alternative farming options available for Panama TR4 affected land? If you want to grow crops other than bananas or raise livestock on a parcel of land that has been confirmed with Panama TR4, Biosecurity Queensland can help. To…

Deanna Belbin, Biosecurity Queensland Biosecurity Queensland is asking growers to be extra vigilant when dealing with plants showing symptoms of Erwinia, (bacterial corm rot) as plants with Erwinia can also have Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4). Panama TR4 Program Leader Rhiannon Evans said Erwinia is more…

Prof André Drenth, Centre for Horticultural Science, The University of Queensland Fusarium wilt TR4 was first identified in Cavendish plantations in Indonesia and Taiwan in the early 1990s. Since then, it has spread across many banana-growing countries. A global threat TR4 is currently present in 17…

By Michelle McKinlay, Strategy Manager Banana growers will get a financial helping hand to better manage nutrient and sediment run off, thanks to additional funding secured by the Australian Banana Growers’ Council. The funding will go towards another round of grants under the successful Reef Trust III program. The ABGC…

Shane and Rachel Zonta’s passion for making real, environmentally beneficial change on their farm is infectious. On top of that, the Tully-based growers and keen recreational fishos know that preserving their land and the Reef for future generations isn’t just a labour of love – it…