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1 September 2020

COVID-19 guide for banana growers

When the COVID-19 health pandemic took hold earlier this year, the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) moved swiftly to ensure growers were kept abreast of the rapidly changing environment, which had the potential to seriously impact farms. A key feature of the ABGC’s COVID-19 communication activities…
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1 September 2020

Constructed wetland trialled as natural water treatment system

Water-logged land on a Tully banana farm has been transformed into a water quality treatment wetland which is starting to show promising results. Innisfail banana grower Patrick Leahy has developed a water quality treatment wetland on his farm in partnership with the Wet Tropics Major…
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1 September 2020

Mandatory health plans

Growers who employ seasonal workers, including visa holders, must have a health management plan in place to manage the risk of COVID-19. The Seasonal Workers Health Management Plan Direction came into effect on 5 May 2020, and states – “Workplace health management plans are mandatory for…
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1 September 2020

Uncovering fruit quality issues in Northern NSW

Learnings from the study have resulted in a new poster for packing sheds to help growers identify common quality issues. The outcome of a NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) study into why subtropical bananas may be rejected at retail outlets has led to the development…
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1 September 2020

Colombia learns from QLD Panama TR4 experience

By Richard Dinnen, Biosecurity Queensland When Panama disease tropical race four (Panama TR4) was first detected in Queensland in 2015, industry and government asked the international community for guidance. Now, overseas growers are turning to Queensland for help. The success of Queensland’s Panama TR4 Program has drawn…
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1 September 2020

Helping banana growers from Tully to Timbuktu

The future of the banana industry relies heavily on the next generation. For banana research, this requires having energetic, innovative, early career scientists gain their qualifications working alongside current banana research teams and with banana growers.The Hort Innovation and Queensland Government, Fusarium wilt TR4 research…
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1 September 2020

National extension program renewed for five years

The National Banana Development and Extension Program has been renewed for a further five years, with a clear focus on re-engaging with growers at a farm level. Now in its third iteration, the project (BA19004) isbfunded by Horticulture Innovation via the banana research and development levy,…
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