Category: Growers’ e-Bulletin

Banana growers are reporting an increase in the incidence of ‘leaf spot’ in the north Queensland production area. If leaf spot is not controlled it can have a serious effect on banana production. ‘Leaf spot’ is the term which commonly refers to Leaf Speckle and…

21 June, 2018 Content HARPS updateTerrain and MIP newsCongratulations to the SciaccasBananas among best sellersMay marketing highlightsTrial a nitrogen trapTR4 workshops well receivedNational Banana Roadshow dates HARPS – Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme Growers are reminded that, as a general rule, if your business packs loose…

8 June, 2018 Content Free TR4 WorkshopsABGC Board MeetingLast chance for NuffieldA surprising statisticBanana Roadshow dates Free Panama TR4 workshops Do you know what it takes to keep trading if Panama tropical race 4 is detected on your farm? Free workshops are being held to help…

ABGC is looking for a banana grower who is willing to trial a wood-chip bioreactor on their farm. A wood-chip bioreactor is a trench that is filled with wood-chips that is then covered over with soil to create a sealed, anaerobic (no oxygen) environment within…

22 May, 2018 Content Free TR4 Workshops2019 Nuffield ScholarshipsBanana export strategy releasedNew Marketing ManagerCitrus Canker updateDon’t miss the chance to LEADGet the Congress you wantGrants available in Wet TropicsMid-North NSW meetings If Panama TR4 was detected on your property tomorrow – are you ready? Free workshops…

4 May, 2018 Content Your say on Congress 2019Recipes a marketing hitQueensland’s Vegetation Management lawsFarming with TR4 workshopsKeep soil on your propertyNew nematode videoScience in the PubCoffs Show 2018HIA Director Nomination CommitteeDisaster Assistance What do YOU want at Congress 2019! Planning is well underway for our…

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