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Stephen Lowe, Chair Reef regs Impractical and costly provisions within proposed new Reef Regulations continue to be a focus for ABGC and industry at large. At the board meeting on June 20, directors and senior ABGC staff met with three senior representatives from the Department of Environment and Science (DES) to discuss serious grower…

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Jim Pekin, CEO Colombia TR4 At the time of writing this column (July 23), there were reports of a suspected case of Panama tropical race 4 (TR4), detected in Colombia. If this is confirmed, it will be Latin America’s first TR4 detection and a bitter blow for the Colombian industry, which is one of…

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Slashing time and improving ground cover

Maintaining full ground cover is an important goal for organic banana farmers Matt and Ben Abbott. A high quality ground cover is a crucial component in reducing both nutrient and sediment loss from their farms. In 2017, the brothers were successful in securing a grant from the Reef Trust III…

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Water quality regulations remain in spotlight

By Michelle McKinlay In the last edition of the magazine, growers were updated on proposed new Reef Protection regulations, designed to help improve reef water quality outcomes. At the time, there had been good progress in designing sensible proposals, however there were two main sticking…

Australian Bananas Magazine

Australian Bananas Magazine – August 2019

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Growers' e-Bulletin

Growers’ e-bulletin – August 5, 2019

August 5, 2019 Content Tully TR4 community resilience reportWet Tropics Report Card Get a grip on the MIPBanana industry to feature at Mareeba eventVariety trials at South JohnstoneGrowing Matters podcast Register for Nuffield Conference Tully Show – Banana Exhibit TR4 team at FNQ showsSpraying pesticides in NSWCelebrate Wollongbar Primary Industries InstituteGrants available in…

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Banana growers urge Queensland Government to reconsider regulation

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has warned the Queensland Government that proposed additional reef regulations for land already owned by growers could have devastating impacts for the $600m industry. The proposal would classify new horticultural development – on both current and future banana farms…