Category: Growers’ e-Bulletin

March 12, 2021ContentStorm recovery continuesSeasonal workers updateNSW: Nutrient analysis workshopsNextGen plant seed for successionBanana levy reminderCongress 2021   Storm recovery continuesDisaster assistance updateThe Australian Banana Growers’ Council continues to lobby both the Queensland and Australian Governments for grants to assist storm-hit growers.The current Category B declaration means…

8 March, 2021ContentDisaster Relief AssistanceMinisterial visitsFarm clean up help offered Disaster Relief AssistanceThe Queensland and Federal Governments have activated the first steps in Disaster Recovery Assistance for Far Northern growers affected by last week’s cyclonic storm.Financial assistance will be provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster…

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…

Cyclonic winds hit FNQ farmsMarch 2, 2020The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has been contacting Far Northern growers and assisting the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to make an assessment on crop losses caused by cyclonic winds.  While TC Niran has not crossed the coast, winds…

23 February, 2021ContentStay up-to-date on workforce issuesRegister crop losses ABGC Board MeetingCoffs Bypass – Panama PresentationNSW NextGen MeetingsNSW soil and nutrient workshops Simple tips to protect your farmCongress Call for Abstracts Workforce issues homepage & new recruitment numbersThe Australian Banana Growers’ Council has set up a new landing page for…

February 9, 2021ContentCongress registrations open this FridayLabour shortage updateHear from growers about soil conservationOn-farm innovation opportunity for WA growersGascoyne River floodingCongress Major Sponsor: Mackays Marketing   Set Your Alarm: Congress registrations open this Friday!After a year unlike any other in living memory, the Australian Banana Growers’ Council…

Biosecurity Queensland, in consultation with ABGC, has released the latest instalment of the ‘Get in the Zone’ campaign.The video targets potential farm workers and suggests they get a head start by knowing about Panama TR4 and the common rules of working on a banana farm. You…