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Banana Packing Competition 2017

The Australian Banana Packing Championships came down to the wire at the Innisfail and District Show this year. Just eight points separated the first and second placed teams, with just one point between second and third. Tully brothers Scott and Avi Solien ended up taking…

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Banana Race Day 2017

Another superb day for punters and fashionistas at the Banana Industry Race Day at the Innisfail Turf Club in August. Hundreds enjoyed a great lunch at the Australian Banana Growers’ Council sponsored luncheon, followed by the ever popular Fashions on the Field.

Banana Women's Network Launch

Such a fantastic show of support at the official launch of the ABGC’s new Banana Women’s Network at Innisfail on October 27. The network aims to provide a platform for women in the banana industry to share ideas and experiences with like-minded women and, judging…

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Boar War: taking to the skies in the TR4 battle

A renewed scourge in Queensland’s banana heartland has forced growers to leave nothing to chance, addressing a very real threat in the on-going challenge to contain Panama TR4. Feral pigs have been in the direct line of fire for growers in the Tully Valley, who have joined forces to protect their…

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How Sweet It Is: success for Carnarvon growers

Growers in Carnarvon that make up the Sweeter Banana Co-operative have created a niche market for their ‘desert’ bananas with sweet success—using some savvy marketing to prove big isn’t always best. By Amy Spear They do things a little differently in Carnarvon. Bananas are grown where…

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Australian Bananas Magazine – December 2017

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Nuffield tour offers insight into world of innovation

2016 Nuffield Scholar Matthew Abbott recently returned from his final international tour as part of his ‘life-changing’ Nuffield experience, where he focussed his attention on value adding through product branding. An organic banana farmer from Mena Creek in Far North Queensland, Matt gives an insight into the new technologies and branding innovations he discovered during his latest…