Author: Amy Spear

By Sharl Mintoff1 , Samantha Cullen1 , Chris Kelly1 , Maxine Piggott1 and Jeff Daniells2 1 Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Darwin, NT 2 Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, South Johnstone, QLD Eight varieties in a banana variety trial in the…

ABGC directors Leon Collins and Andrew Serra visited the Torres Strait Islands in recent months to provide grower perspective on a disease prevention project. Two of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council’s North Queensland directors, Leon Collins and Andrew Serra, recently visited islands in the Torres…

The Panama TR4 Board’s Transition to Industry Working Group recently met with specialists to discuss the legislative framework for industry’s management of Panama TR4. The Panama TR4 Program’s Transition to Industry Working Group are considering a range of legislative options for future disease management. The Group…

Mandatory biosecurity, ongoing education and incentive programs were some of the suggestions given to the Panama TR4 Program’s Management Board by Innisfail growers at a focus group meeting. The Panama TR4 Program Management Board convened a focus group of Innisfail growers to inform the future direction…

Australia’s top banana scientists gathered in Brisbane in April to share the latest research helping to protect and improve farming of the nation’s favourite fruit.Over the course of two days, more than 30 scientists delivered updates to an audience of almost 80 people on a…

ABGC welcomes new extension officer Tamaya Peressini to the Best Practice Team. Tamaya (or Tam) grew up in Cairns and is pleased to be back in the Tropics after living in Canberra for the last two years.Tam has just finished her graduate role at the…

Work is progressing at the New South Wales-based variety trial site in Alstonville, with a slab marking the start of construction of a shed to be used for fruit processing and data collection. The shed will be completed by the end of this month (August), with…