Category: Media Releases

A long-held passion for the banana industry saw University of Queensland student Nicola MacKay named the 2018 recipient of the Mort Johnston Scholarship. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has congratulated Ms MacKay, 20, on her success in receiving the scholarship, which was created in honour…

Biosecurity Queensland today confirmed the presence of Panama tropical race 4 on a third Tully Valley farm. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council was advised that a vegetative compatibility group test (biological test) has conclusively confirmed the presence of the disease in samples taken from the…

Panama disease confirmed on third property in the Tully Valley Biosecurity Queensland has confirmed a third detection of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) on a commercial banana farm in the Tully Valley. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries, Mark Furner said a…

The Australian Bananas Growers’ Council has warned that pig hunters illegally entering banana farms pose a serious threat to the nation’s banana industry. The ABGC has raised concerns following growing reports of illegal hunting activity on Cassowary Coast banana farms, prompting fears these offenders are increasing the…

24 January 2018 Panama disease suspected on a third property in Far North Queensland A suspected case of Panama disease tropical race 4 has been identified on a third commercial banana farm in Far North Queensland. A sample taken from a banana plant last week…

Suspect Panama TR4 on Tully banana farm   Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) has advised another suspected case of Panama tropical race 4 (TR4) has been detected in Tully. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has been informed that one suspect plant from a banana property in…

As tropical weather activity increases over northern Australia, the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) is urging growers to ensure they are cyclone prepared this season. Most growers in the tropical north are very well rehearsed in cyclone planning, having lived through severe tropical weather events…