Day: 14 September 2026

The board of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council met in Mareeba recently, discussing key issues including crop protection (access to chemistries), Panama TR4 and the threat of imports.  New faces The meeting marked the first for the industry’s new R&D Manager, Dr Ben Callaghan, who is pictured…

Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Banana Extension TeamAs temperatures increase and conditions become more favourable for yellow Sigatoka development, now is the time for growers to review their disease management strategies. Following several challenging seasons across Queensland’s wet tropics, where high rainfall and humidity have…

Monitoring data from commercial banana supply chains has identified opportunities to improve post-harvest handling, reduce losses, and deliver more consistent fruit quality to market.Information is now available on:Real-time monitoring to reduce banana waste• Reducing banana chilling damage during transport• Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) to extend…