Category: Magazine Articles

The initial purpose of a Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme (HARPS) was to provide a single food safety certification to replace multiple  requirements for growers supplying more than one supermarket chain. However, this could not be explicitly achieved. What growers are now required to have is a base scheme—like Freshcare—as well…

The latest advances in banana research will soon be available at the click of a button via the Australian Banana Growers Council website. The dedicated electronic R&D resource features easy to navigate menus and also a comprehensive search function which was considered a ‘must’ amongst  growers. The website has been developed…

The six-stop National Banana Roadshow series is again coming to a location near you in July/August 2018. Make sure you save the date for one of these important industry events. These fast paced day-long events will showcase the latest banana research and development results on: Panama disease Tropical Race 4 research;…

If you’re keen to take your business to the next level and see an exciting future in the banana industry, the LEAD program could be right up your alley. Designed to promote Leadership, Exploration and Development (LEAD) in horticulture, the project is backed by a Federal Government grant and involves a…

Industry Development Officer Matt Weinert explains how his new extension project will benefit subtropical banana growers.  Matt Weinert wants to rifle through your reject bin. Yes, literally! Banana Industry Development Officer with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), Mr Weinert is keen to get a better understanding of why growers…

By Stewart Lindsay The banana industry’s new national plant protection program is progressing well with field trials, farm surveys and IPM priority setting workshops underway or completed. The plant protection program is the largest research and development investment made by the Australian banana industry and coordinates a project team of over…

By Rosie Godwin & Stewart Lindsay In early February this year, Dr Chih-Ping Chao (Director) and Dr Gus Molina (consultant) from the Taiwanese Banana Research Institute (TBRI) met with a delegation from the Australian banana industry in north Queensland. The aim of the visit was to discuss opportunities for research…