Category: Media Releases

Biosecurity Queensland has confirmed a fourth detection of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) on a commercial banana farm in the Tully Valley. Biosecurity Queensland Chief Biosecurity Officer Malcolm Letts said a final vegetative compatibility group (VCG) test provided a definitive result for Panama…

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’…