Amy Spear | Australian Banana Growers

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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Growers’ e-bulletin – August 13, 2020

13 August, 2020ContentCOVID Health Management Plan TemplateAddressing seasonal worker shortage concerns COVID-19 Health Management Plan TemplateThe Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has today made the Government’s COVID-19 Health Management Plan Template easier for banana growers to complete.The template and other forms to meet requirements of the Health Plan can…

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NSW and QLD banana growers hard hit by historic blaze

By Sonia Campbell Four banana growers on the mid-North Coast of NSW and a fifth in central Queensland are continuing to recover after suffering severe losses from catastrophic bushfires, which swept through both states in November. For some, returning to full production could take up to…

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Murwillumbah Show 2019

Despite tough growing conditions, the quality of bananas at this year’s Murwillumbah Show was ‘outstanding’ according to judges. Growers were competing for more than $8000 in prizes, thanks to the hard work of local BGA executive Colin Singh, Zac McKeever and Ethan McKeever. “Considering the conditions, it’s incredible the high quality that…

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Fundraising Feast

The Cassowary Coast Banana Growers’ Association has raised thousands of dollars for some very good causes over the past two years through Innisfail’s Feast of the Senses. The BGA has a stand at the popular event where members of the public are invited to guess the weight of a banana bunch,…