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4 March 2021

Banana growers call for urgent Government assistance

Australian banana growers who have lost up to 100 per cent of their crop to cyclonic winds are calling for urgent assistance from the Queensland and Federal Governments.In a devastating blow for growers already battling ongoing low prices and worker shortages, most Innisfail district banana…
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2 March 2021

Growers assessing damage after cyclonic winds hit Far North QLD

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council is today working with growers and authorities to assess damage caused by a tropical low yesterday (March 1) that has since developed into Tropical Cyclone Niran. While TC Niran has not crossed the coast, the cyclonic winds have wreaked havoc…
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2 January 2021

New ABGC page to advertise banana job vacancies

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has launched a new page on its website for growers to advertise job vacancies on their banana farms.The dedicated, noticeboard-style page comes as a result of continuing critical labour shortages. Growers interested in including their job vacancies on the page…
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16 December 2020

Banana growers ask community to ‘get in the zone’ and help protect against Panama TR4

Biosecurity Queensland, in consultation with ABGC, have created a series of videos to help spread the biosecurity message. In the videos, which you can view here, growers share their story about what biosecurity is and how everyone can play a part in protecting farms.  Full release…
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29 October 2020

Banana Roadshow Series is back!

The National Banana Roadshow Series is back this November, with a mini, COVID-safe version set to stop in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia.  The Roadshows are brought to you by DAF and delivered as part of the industry’s National Banana Development and Extension…
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10 September 2020

New case of Panama TR4 confirmed in Far North Queensland

Media Release from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) has confirmed Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) is present on a fifth commercial banana farm in the Tully Valley.Panama TR4 Program Leader Rhiannon Evans said the property had been declared…
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25 August 2020

New suspect case of Panama TR4 in Tully Valley

Queensland GovernmentDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries MEDIA RELEASE 25 August 2020 New suspect case of Panama TR4 in Far North Queensland A suspect new case of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) has been detected on a Tully Valley banana property in Far North Queensland.  If confirmed, this…
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