Category: Growers’ e-Bulletin

June 2, 2021ContentBoard meetingBunnings bananasPosters educating consumersCongress socialsNew Bunchy Top VideoFNQ Field DayWhy Nuffield?Water fee waiver Key issues from ABGC board meetingABGC directors and senior staff met in Cairns last week for their quarterly board meeting.A raft of industry issues were discussed over the two days,…

May 25, 2021ContentThat’s a wrap! Congress 2021FNQ Field DaysFuture management of Panama TR4Banana R&D and marketing investmentNuffield Scholarships openFunding announcementsQLD loan scheme extensionHealth warning for QLD growers That’s a wrap! Congress 2021Thank you to everyone who attended our hugely successful Congress in Cairns from May 12-14.…

oin us in celebrating National Banana Day on May 1No images? Click hereApril 23, 2021ContentNational Banana Day – May 1Worker shortage updateNotes from the TR4 Management BoardBananas a hit at Feast of the SensesEntrepreneurs’ Programme Thanks to our Congress sponsors National Banana Day – May 1Let’s Get Moving! It’s National Banana…

April 9, 2021ContentABGC calls for subsidised hotel quarantine in QLDCassowary Coast meeting rescheduledGrants available for NSW growersFeast of the SensesField sites needed for data gatheringAgchemical UpdateRegister for Congress in Cairns ABGC calls for subsidised hotel quarantine in QLDThe Australian Banana Growers’ Council is urging the Queensland…

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…