Category: Growers’ e-Bulletin

  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…

  No Images? Click here 24 January, 2018 Suspected case of Panama TR4 in Tully Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) has advised the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) that a suspected case of Panama tropical race 4 has been detected in the Tully Valley. A suspect plant showing…

15 January, 2018 Calling all subtropical banana growers What has changed in your business since 2013? There are more subtropical banana growers in Australia than there are growers in Far North Queensland. However, the smaller scale of production on most subtropical banana farms generally makes…

12 January, 2018 Content Panama tracing & surveillanceFeral Pig Field DayHave your say: pest & disease researchHARPSBanana marketing updateResearch fellowships available Panama TR4 tracing and surveillance strategy review Biosecurity Queensland has redefined surveillance priority and frequency for banana farms in the Tully Valley region. Panama TR4…

Written by Biosecurity Queensland In its continued commitment to the control and management of Panama TR4 in Far North Queensland, Biosecurity Queensland’s Panama TR4 Program has assessed the potential risk of disease pathways from the two infested properties in the Tully Valley. From this assessment,…