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Growers’ e-bulletin – September 18, 2017

18 September, 2017 ContentGrowers needed for new benchmarkingSee your levies at workNew QBAN projectTweed elects new executiveReef Alliance AwardsMIP info sessionsNorth Queensland WH&S workshopsBusy times for banana marketingBest wishes to Paula DoranBanana Mag online Latest banana benchmarking A new round of benchmarking in the Australian banana industry –…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – September 1, 2017

1 September, 2017 Content ABGC board meeting highlights Latest production figures Ergon remote meter-reading changes MIP launch Reef Extension and grants Cat C grant applications closing Tweed BGA AGM Australian Bananas new bold marketing move Banana Magazine in the post! ABGC Board meeting The ABGC…

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Reef Water Quality

Banana Industry Water Quality Strategy 2017-2020 The banana industry has a great reputation for adopting environmental best management practices. The majority of growers respect the natural environment and the Great Barrier Reef and understand the impact their farming can have on the quality of water…

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Australian Bananas Magazine – September 2017

Issue 50 - September 2017

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Leaning into the Challenge – Panama TR4

For more than two years, the Australian banana industry has held its collective breath, hoping heavily that Panama Tropical Race 4 would remain at bay, following Queensland’s first TR4 detection in March 2015. But after confirmation of a second farm incursion in the far north’s…

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Understanding the movement of Fusarium within a banana plant

By Noeleen Warman Panama disease, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, threatens Australia’s banana production. Knowing how the fungus moves through the banana plant and when and where it produces spores, is an important component in containing and managing the disease, as there…

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Next Generation look outside the box

By Tegan Kukulies, DAF Over the past year the young banana growers which form the NextGen group have been looking to other horticultural industries and manufacturing to draw inspiration and drive innovation in their businesses. While visiting these different operations it has become quickly became…