Category: Growers’ e-Bulletin

12 October, 2018 Content Folimat deadline fast approachingWe heart bananasZoning your farm – free workshop ABGC’s new Plant Health Officer welcomedA tax time tipKeep up-to-date with resistant variety researchCracking croc photo captured Folimat deadline fast approaching It will be illegal to use Omethoate (Folimat) on bananas and…

28 September, 2018 Content TR4 in ChinaHealthy meals in marketingSafety around machines Tweed BGA executiveMoving banana plants in NSWAll (treatment) systems goGrants up for grabs The staggering impact of TR4 in China © Andre Drenth Professor Andre Drenth, of the University of Queensland, recently visited the Guangxi…

14 September, 2018 Content Industry condolencesUpdate on Folimat cancellationFarm visits still available Watch your way to Better BananasDate set for Cairns HARPS trainingMapping banana block productivityAwards and grants up for grabs Industry condolences  On behalf of industry, ABGC offers its deepest sympathies to the families of two…

31 August, 2018 Content Go West: Board and Roadshow in WAHort Innovation ReviewBananas benefits highlighted on TVNew Australian Bananas magazineComposting for NSW growers Go West: Board and Roadshow in WA The ABGC Board headed west this week, holding their quarterly board meeting at Carnarvon and bringing with them some welcome rain!…

20 August, 2018 Content New digital marketing burstHARPS trainingReef Champion Awards Practical ways to be TR4 readyABGC seeks Plant Health OfficerRoadshow heads West New digital marketing burst If you’re listening to Spotify or browsing Youtube – keep an ear and eye out for Australian Bananas! The next…

3 August, 2018 Content North Queensland next Roadshow stopBMP and your bottom lineWH&SQ Inspector Process Permit for TR4 decontamination chemicalsPanama TR4 grower kitsTrial a nitrogen trapWebsites launched to help growersHARPS and HACCP training North Queensland next Roadshow stop Growers and industry stakeholders take in the information at…

  No Images? Click here 23 July, 2018 Content Additional plant detection confirmedBanana science on tourTully Show this week Additional detection confirmed The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has been advised that biological testing (VCG results) have confirmed that a Tully banana farm operating with Panama tropical race…