Category: News & Media
Growers’ e-bulletin – Storm recovery & seasonal worker update
March 12, 2021ContentStorm recovery continuesSeasonal workers updateNSW: Nutrient analysis workshopsNextGen plant seed for successionBanana levy reminderCongress 2021 Storm recovery continuesDisaster assistance updateThe Australian Banana Growers’ Council continues to lobby both the Queensland and Australian Governments for grants to assist storm-hit growers.The current Category B declaration means…
Cyclone recovery meeting next Tuesday
ABGC is holding a meeting on cyclone recovery at 1.00pm on March 16 at DAF South Johnstone. No images? Click here March 11, 2021 Cyclone Recovery Meeting The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) is holding a meeting on cyclone recovery for growers impacted at 1.00pm on Tuesday…
Disaster assistance after FNQ storm damage
8 March, 2021ContentDisaster Relief AssistanceMinisterial visitsFarm clean up help offered Disaster Relief AssistanceThe Queensland and Federal Governments have activated the first steps in Disaster Recovery Assistance for Far Northern growers affected by last week’s cyclonic storm.Financial assistance will be provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster…
Workers offered to storm-damaged property owners to clean up paddocks
The Opal Packaging Company would like to help growers severely affected by this week’s storm to clean up damaged plantations by offering some of its casual workers to assist in fields over the next few weeks to clear bunch covers, string etc. Opal…
Banana growers call for urgent Government assistance
Australian banana growers who have lost up to 100 per cent of their crop to cyclonic winds are calling for urgent assistance from the Queensland and Federal Governments.In a devastating blow for growers already battling ongoing low prices and worker shortages, most Innisfail district banana…
Growers’ e-bulletin – Cyclonic winds hit FNQ farms
Cyclonic winds hit FNQ farmsMarch 2, 2020The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has been contacting Far Northern growers and assisting the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to make an assessment on crop losses caused by cyclonic winds. While TC Niran has not crossed the coast, winds…