Category: Growers’ e-Bulletin

March 23, 2018 Content Pigs, Panama and leading your industryCassowary Coast growers, we need you!Rummaging through your reject binsQLD Rural Women’s Award winnerBananas classic creates buzzHighest risk growers get Panama TR4 read ABGC Board discussion The ABGC Board met in Brisbane last week. Highlights included the…

9 March, 2018 Content HARPS meetings updateFreckle Free NTNational Biosecurity AwardsWatkins named award finalistNQ sediment workshopFeast of the SensesAg leadership programBananas back on TV  Registration required for HARPS meetings Growers who wish to attend one of a number of scheduled HARPS Awareness Sessions planned over the…

25 February, 2018 Content HARPS meetingsUpdate from Biosecurity QueenslandBanana marketing winHorticulture Code of ConductBoost your leadership skillsFeast of the SensesWater catchment workshops in QLDTweed growers ones to watch HARPS meetings Do you have concerns over the new Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme (HARPS)? The HARPS project team…

Content from Biosecurity Queensland Biosecurity Queensland officers are currently visiting the highest risk growers that were identified in the Panama TR4 tracing and surveillance strategy review. The officers are working with these growers to ensure they are aware of the biosecurity obligations they would need…

  No Images? Click here 12 February, 2017 Grower input needed for QBAN survey Do you want a clean planting material scheme that meets your needs and makes running your business easier? QBAN (Quality Banana Approved Nursery) is the banana-specific scheme currently being updated and transitioned…

30 January, 2018 Content Update on suspected TR4 detectionBanana Women’s Network eventNSW grower meetingsReef regulation feedback soughtBasin Coordinator latestAgTrends banana forecast Grower back in production following suspected TR4 detection A Tully Valley grower who is waiting for confirmation of a suspected Panama TR4 detection went back…

How does Biosecurity Queensland work with a farm suspected of Panama TR4? Biosecurity Queensland’s main focus when working with a farm suspected of Panama TR4 is to work closely with the business owner to meet their biosecurity obligations so their farm is back in business…