Sonia Campbell | Australian Banana Growers

AGM reminder for ABGC members

4 November, 2022 A friendly reminder that the ABGC’s AGM will be held next Wednesday (9 November) at 5.30pm, at Tully and District Senior Citizens Club, 19 Blackman Street, Tully. The evening will include a panel discussion on banana marketing and markets, taking a close look at…

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Farm Business Resilience workshop – Innisfail

24 October, 2022Farm Business Resilience WorkshopA reminder that Growcom will be hosting a Farm Business Resilience workshop in Innisfail this Friday, 28 October.Starting at 12.30pm with a light lunch at Brothers Leagues Club, Innisfail, the workshop will feature an introduction to Farm Business Resilience Planning…

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Farm Business Resilience workshop at Innisfail

Growcom will be hosting a Farm Business Resilience workshop in Innisfail this Friday, 28 October.Starting at 12.30pm with a light lunch at Brothers Leagues Club, Innisfail, the workshop will feature an introduction to Farm Business Resilience Planning and farm management system, a Farm In One…

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Discussion Paper – Panama TR4 Program Transition

In December 2021, the ABGC published a Discussion Paper for the Panama TR4 Program transition to industry management. The Paper explored how the ABGC will be making decisions that will change the size, structure, and priorities of the current Program to continue protecting the industry…

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Scientific review informs banana industry of a way forward in the management of Panama TR4

Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)withAustralian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC)Media Release21 September 2021Scientific review informs industry of a way forward in the management of Panama TR4 An independently commissioned review into Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) in Far North Queensland has…

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Workers offered to storm-damaged property owners to clean up paddocks

The Opal Packaging Company would like to help growers severely affected by this week’s storm to clean up damaged plantations by offering some of its casual workers to assist in fields over the next few weeks to clear bunch covers, string etc. Opal…

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New draft environmental regulations open for consultation

From 1 June 2021, new or expanded commercial cropping and horticulture activities on five hectares or more that do not have a cropping history will require an environmental authority (permit) before the activity or any work takes place. A cropping history is when cropping or…