Category: Growers’ e-Bulletin

Dear growers, Over the coming days we’ll aim to share as much information as we can to assist in your damage assessments and recovery from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper, as well as any updates regarding possible disaster assistance. At this time it is important that you:…

Ex TC Jasper  Situation updateConditions following (former) Tropical Cyclone Jasper making landfall continued to deteriorate over the weekend with the slow-moving system dumping record-breaking rain over Far North Queensland, including in banana growing regions.The cyclone itself severely impacted a handful of farms, but the effects…

Dear growers,On behalf of us all here at the Australian Banana Growers’ Council, we hope you and yours stayed safe and well as (now former) Tropical Cyclone Jasper made landfall.Working closely with the National Banana Extension Team, we understand there have been a few individual…

Dear growers,With Tropical Cyclone Jasper due to cross the Far North Queensland coast in the next 24 hours, please know that our thoughts are with you and we are hoping for the best possible outcomes for your farms, and for our industry. As TC Jasper is…

Dear growers, Due to the uncertainty over the impact that Tropical Cyclone Jasper is likely to have on the NQ coast next week, two workshops planned to discuss TR4 destruction zones have been postponed. The workshops – planned for Innisfail (Wed, 13 Dec) and Tully…

With Tropical Cyclone Jasper moving towards Queensland’s east coast, growers are reminded that the ABGC has a number of resources available to help prepare before a cyclone hits and in the aftermath.There are a number of steps that can be taken to protect crops and…