Category: Media Releases

Panama TR4 confirmed on fourth Tully Valley banana farm   Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) today confirmed the presence of Panama tropical race 4 on a fourth Tully Valley banana farm. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) was advised that a final vegetative compatibility group test has…

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has thrown its support behind a Go Fund Me campaign aiming to assist banana growers affected by the devastating East Coast bushfires. While fires continue to cause devastation both in NSW and Queensland, growers have so far suffered hundreds of…

Cassowary Coast banana growers have joined forces with Cassowary Coast Regional Council and local authorities to help address serious concerns over the number of people illegally entering banana farms, putting in jeopardy their $600 million industry. A recent increase in reports of trespass onto banana…

Banana growers have pleaded with recreational pig hunters in Far North Queensland to not enter banana farms without permission, warning that a recent spate of illegal trespassing posed a serious risk to their $600 million industry and the Cassowary Coast economy. The Australian Banana Growers’…

Some of the Australian banana industry’s top researchers will ‘speed date’ growers in Innisfail next month. As the name implies, this short and sharp extension event will feature a format made popular through the National Banana Roadshows – essentially giving growers and researchers a chance…