Amy Spear | Australian Banana Growers

Challenges facing banana industry

There’s not too much more that can be thrown at Australian banana producers at the moment.Market prices below cost of production, high production rates, ongoing COVID consumer buying challenges, labour shortages, quality issues and now global economic pressures continuing to drive up the cost of…

Growers' e-Bulletin News & Media

Growers e-bulletin – April 21, 2022

Weather alert for FNQ growers The Bureau of Meteorology has advised growers in the Cassowary Coast region of significant weather activity expected over coming days. Latest information provided to ABGC, current at 11am: • Heavy to locally intense rainfall is forecast between Cairns and Rollingstone from this…

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Australian Bananas Magazine

Australian Bananas Magazine – April 2022

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New banana variety trial at the South Johnstone Research Station

Growers' e-Bulletin News & Media

Growers’ e-bulletin – September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021ContentBanana field walks onlineReforms to SWP/PLSBunchy Top control zone changesFNQ banana waste projectGrants for women in ag Banana field walks now onlineGrowers now have access to two new banana research updates, delivered as part a recent field walk at the South Johnstone Research Station…

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Effects of early desuckering of tissue culture plants

DAF Queensland Research Horticulturist Shanara Vievers presents the latest findings on the effects of early desuckering of tissue culture banana plants, [abgc_video url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYDV4BAEmj0&t=379s”]