Category: News & Media

Shane and Rachel Zonta’s passion for making real, environmentally beneficial change on their farm is infectious. On top of that, the Tully-based growers and keen recreational fishos know that preserving their land and the Reef for future generations isn’t just a labour of love – it…

A Tully local with banana experience and an extensive career in policy and project delivery has been appointed to the position of Best Management Practice Coordinator at South Johnstone. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council welcomed Amelia Foster to the Reef Team in early April. Ms Foster had most recently been…

What you need to know The decline in water quality in catchments and sub-catchments is a problem attracting government and community interest across Australia and the world. Water quality on the Great Barrier Reef has been an especially hot topic for some years now but the Queensland Government’s recent introduction of environmental…

By Sonia Campbell The Coffs Highway bypass project might well be a fait accompli. But, talk to the likes of third generation banana grower David Pike, and the raw reality of ‘making way for progress’ really sinks in. His sprawling 50 acre banana farm sits in the direct diagonal path…

Curtis Lanham, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries A new trial examining plant-nitrogen use across banana production systems in the Wet Tropics recently commenced at South Johnstone research station and commercial farms. This three year trial will be conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) across…

Excitement is building for next month’s Australian Banana Industry Congress, to be held at Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast from 22-24 May. An amazing line-up of speakers and entertainers have been locked in to a comprehensive, grower-focused program, bringing an exceptional range of expertise, insight and motivation. The dedicated…

Under the Microscope profiles the industry’s emerging and exotic diseases. Sometimes you just need the facts, fast. What is Banana Wilt Associated Phytoplasma? Banana Wilt Associated Phytoplasma or BWAP is a disease caused by very small bacteria which do not have a cell wall and cannot be grown on…