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Trips, trials and tracking trends

By Stephanie Dale Almost a year after Banana Industry Development Officer (IDO) Matt Weinert set out to help reinvigorate the subtropical banana industry in New South Wales he couldn’t be happier with the reception from local growers. And he doesn’t just mean the wonderful curries, pastas and bacon ‘n egg brekkies…

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Congress standouts!

With 30 stands, our exhibition area was a real networking hub during the Australian Banana Industry Congress. Some of our exhibitors share their thoughts on the event and our industry. Arcella Banana Company “Coming together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress, Working together is success” – Henry Ford. The success…

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Learning to be Lady-like helps Cav growers

Successfully growing bananas in spite of Fusarium wilt Panama disease is already a part of everyday operations for many banana growers, including the finalists at the most recent Farmer of the Year awards. East Palmerston growers Shannon Paton and partner Sarah Schultz and Walkamin’s Michael…

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Growers go for final reef funding round

Banana growers have jumped at the chance to take advantage of the final round of Reef Water Quality Grants on offer. A total of 40 formal applications were lodged for Round 8 – the final round of reef projects to gain funding assistance from the…

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Plan B’s not an option, says Shannon

Shannon Paton has already been nationally recognised for his and partner Sarah’s efforts to keep Panama race 1 off their East Palmerston farm. Now, as the president of the Cassowary Coast Banana Growers’ Association and Biosecurity Farmer of the Year, Shannon is assisting other growers…

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Biosecurity response tops $2m

The cost of the biosecurity response to TR4 has topped $2 million, according to a Queensland Government estimate. Queensland Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne said on April 27: “The Palaszczuk Government said from the outset that it would do everything possible to prevent Panama disease from…

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Lankesters shut the gate to Panama

Michael & Lisa Lankester grow 60 hectares of Lady Finger bananas and five hectares of trellised custard apples at Walkamin. The Lankesters took a number of steps to keep out Race 1 Panama disease, which was detected on a nearby Lady Finger farm not long…