2020 | Australian Banana Growers

Duranbah closure

The curtain has closed on the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) long history of banana research at the Duranbah trial site in northern NSW. The final trials at the site were completed in April this year. The work at the Duranbah site was part…

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Chair Column – August 2020

– Stephen LoweCOVID-19 Last magazine the COVID-19 pandemic was just taking hold globally – and four months later there still remains a great deal of uncertainty, both here on home soil and internationally. For our industry, the pandemic has presented some distinct supply and demand challenges, which…

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CEO Column – August 2020

– Jim PekinSurveillance strategy review The new Panama TR4 Program Management Board was due to meet for the second time on July 15, but had to post-pone, due to unforeseen circumstances. The Board – which will oversee the continued delivery and governance of the Panama TR4 Program…

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Plant crop results from the latest TR4 screening trial in the NT

The quest for a commercially acceptable variety resistant to TR4 continues at the Coastal Plains Research Farm in the Northern Territory. The latest results from the program have been promising with four Cavendish selections showing resistance as good as or better than Formosana (GCTCV 218)…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – August 31, 2020

31 August, 2020ContentBanana biosecurity Code of PracticeFree soil health workshopAvailability of banana workersVolunteers required for project New Banana Biosecurity Code of Practice A new Banana Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice for planting material is now available for growers.The Biosecurity Code provides a single and clear reference for…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – August 25, 2020

25 August, 2020New suspect case of TR4 in FNQ The ABGC has today been advised that a new suspected detection of Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4) has been found on a fifth banana farm in the Tully Valley.Preliminary testing has come back positive, but further tests…

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New suspect case of Panama TR4 in Tully Valley

Queensland GovernmentDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries MEDIA RELEASE 25 August 2020 New suspect case of Panama TR4 in Far North Queensland A suspect new case of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) has been detected on a Tully Valley banana property in Far North Queensland. If confirmed, this…