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Category: Magazine Articles

Crunching the numbers for a resilient farming future
Banana Feature Best Management Practice Magazine Articles News & Media
4 February 2025

Crunching the numbers for a resilient farming future

For Caleb Connolly, working as an agricultural economist is about more than just numbers — it’s about supporting farmers to build resilient, profitable, and sustainable businesses.  As part of the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), he’s helping banana growers in North Queensland make more informed…
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4 August 2023

Growers invited to get involved

To celebrate National Banana Day, Australian Bananas is looking for growers willing to ‘pass the banana’ as part of The Virtual Banana Day Relay.Australian Bananas has enlisted Olympian Jana Pittman to lead the charge and make bodies right across the country sing. Banana lovers will…
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Crops largely spared but recovery continues from NSW floods
Banana Feature Magazine Articles News & Media
31 May 2022

Crops largely spared but recovery continues from NSW floods

Peter (left) and Dan Molenaar By Sonia CampbellGrowers in northern New South Wales and the mid-North coast continue to recover from extreme flooding which caused devastation across communities in March. The catastrophic weather event left a path of destruction, with growers living in and around flood-ravaged…
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27 May 2022

Research project to develop TR4 resistant banana varieties

A $9.8 million research project has been launched to develop TR4 resistant varieties of Cavendish and Goldfinger bananas.The project is being jointly delivered by Brisbane-based Queensland University of Technology and Hort Innovation and aims to develop resistant banana varieties using gene-editing techniques.QUT project lead, Distinguished…
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27 May 2022

Update on regulatory action on crop protection chemicals

By Rosie GodwinMany growers and resellers have been expressing concern over the potential outcomes of the Chlorpyrifos (e.g Strike-Out, Lorsban) and Neonicotinoids including Imidacloprid (e.g. Confidor Guard) and Clothianidin (e.g Shield) reviews and their possible impacts on the banana industry.These chemical actives are currently under…
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27 May 2022

Even better BetterBunch

By Kathryn Dryden, ABGC Keeping track of the nutrients and chemicals applied on your farm is best practice. It’s even better if growers do this regularly, rather than rushing as they prepare for an audit. Not only is it best practice, but there are regulations that make…
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10 May 2022

Maria joins the Best Practice team

The ABGC Best Practice Team has welcomed Maria Ribbeck to the team based in South Johnstone. Maria will be joining the Best Practice project until the end of June 2022 to support water quality monitoring and extension. Maria has come to ABGC after working for…
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