By Dr Rosie Godwin
Since the initial detection of TR4 in the Tully Valley in March 2015, alerting growers and the community in general of any new farms with TR4 has been a priority of Biosecurity...
Tully grower Warwick Flegler (pictured right) receiving his Interstate Certification Assurance
(ICA) Accreditation allowing him to certify his own fruit consignments. He is pictured with BQ
Compliance...
The TR4 varietal screening trial planted in December 2018 is evaluating the disease reaction of 32 varieties over a plant and ratoon crop.
By Sharl Mintoff, Maxine Piggott, Lucy Tran-Nguyen and C...
Figure 1: Right, external symptoms of TR4 in an infected Cavendish plant. Note the leaf yellowing and leaf death. Left, internal symptoms caused by TR4. Note the reddish brown discolora...
A golden location to celebrate the nation’s favourite golden fruit
After almost two years of planning, the Australian Banana Industry Congress was successfully held in May, marking t...
The Australian Banana Packing Championship was back after a year’s hiatus, putting professionals and willing backpackers to the test. Amy Spear was at the Innisfail Showgrounds to check out the ...
Top-notch fruit and plenty of grower support were the hallmarks of this year’s banana exhibit at the Innisfail Show, 11-12 July.
Most Outstanding Exhibit and Most Successful Exhibition on Aggreg...
Unfavourable weather and growing conditions did not greatly affect the quality of entries in this year’s Tully Banana Exhibit, according to its seasoned judges.
Entry numbers were down slightly ...
The Banana Exhibit at the 2019 Coffs Harbour Show was once again a great success, thanks to those who gave up time to man the stalls and the many growers who entered fruit.
The coveted Banana Cup was ...
With Australian Bananas kicking off its latest marketing campaign this month, Hort Innovation reports on the marketing successes that closed the 2018/19 financial year.
ABOVE THE LINE ACTIVITY
Televis...
It’s a case of out with the old, in with the new for the Australian Banana Growers’ Council Communications Project.
While one project wrapped up at the end of June this year (BA15005), the...
Dr Denise Manker, Director of Biologics with
Bayer Crop Science, has been visiting growers in
Australia.
Banana growers will soon have access to another option when it comes to treating Yellow Si...
Water quality results being presented to growers at a shed meeting.
Tully and Johnstone growers have been working with the Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project (MIP) to sample their local waterwa...
Paul Vievers (pictured) and Peter Lahey have
worked in the business together for years.Peter’s son Adam joined the business three years ago, marking the third generation of his family to do so.
B...
Hort Innovation has outlined its focus, goals and key activities for the next four years in a new strategy launched on July 1.
The grower-owned research and development corporation received vital inpu...
Hort Innovation has received a grant worth more than $5 million to continue improving tree crop management – including bananas – through innovative mapping and monitoring.
The banana indus...
Cassowary Coast Regional Council has advised that it has increased disposal fees for banana bags, poly pipe and agricultural plastics, effective as of July 1.
The Council said they had previously char...
New South Wales growers: do you spray pesticides on other banana farms for a fee or reward?
Even if it’s just your costs covered, the Environmental Protection Authority requires that you hold an...
The Queensland Government is providing funding directly to banana growers to help them access professional and agronomic advice to assist them in meeting the minimum standards included in the proposed...
Under the Microscope profiles the industry’s emerging and exotic diseases. Sometimes you just need the facts, fast.
Rolled banana leaves are key indicators of the
presence of banana sk...
Pictured – Foodbank’s National Program Manager Jacqui Payne (far left) and GM National
Supply Chain Michael Davidson (centre) met with Linda Davies, Paul Johnston and Paul’s son
Billy from Merryport B...
Peter Molenaar receives his award from ABGC chair Stephen Lowe.Stephen and Gavin MacKay.
View the full list of past and present Awards of Honour recipients here.
Five recipients took ...
Sub-Tropic NextGen tour the North
As part of BA16007, the subtropical development and extension project, a group of six subtropical Next Gen growers from New South Wales took...
Bunchy Top project manager David Peasley.
The Australian Banana Growers’ Council was recently awarded a Hort Innovation contract to manage the new three-year National Banana Bunchy Top Pro...
By Andrew Wang, FMCG Insight Analyst
Bananas are still Australia’s go-to fruit for a natural, healthy and quick way to ‘make your body sing’, according to latest Nielsen data.
On ave...
