Registrations are open for the 2019 Australian Banana Industry Congress to be held at Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast from May 22-24 – with big savings for those who book early!
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All growers nationally are being asked to have their say on a proposed Five-Year TR4 Control and Containment Strategy, to guide industry’s future response and decide how it will be funded. Sonia Campb...
It’s a much touted old saying: don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
And it seems banana growers have taken heed, filling their baskets not only with bananas, but with avocados, sugarcane, cattle and...
All images courtesy of Helen Rushton
We often talk about the best way to grow and market bananas – but what about the best way to throw them?
A range of techniques were put to the test at the 20...
The ABGC held its Annual General Meeting in Tully on November 21, where Chair Stephen Lowe presented ABGC’s Business Case for the Future of the TR4. The meeting was followed by a traditional barbecue,...
Clean, quality fruit was the hallmark of the banana exhibit at the 2018 Murwillumbah Show.
The Tweed Brunswick Banana Growers’ Association was behind the event, organising $5000 in prizes for growers,...
Long-time grower Ray Nelson on his property at Kiamba in South East Queensland.
In 1978, Ray Nelson had a choice to make: continue his promising career as a cook in the Air Force, or return to t...
Spreading the banana message back in 2005.
“Preseason fuel” – Billy Slater promoting bananas
on Facebook.
This year marked the end of an era for rugby league in Australia, with Melbour...
The results for the first half of Australian Bananas’ ‘Peel Good, Feel Good’ campaign are in – and they’ve exceeded the benchmark in all areas.
If you’ve caught Nine News or The Project, streamed som...
Biosecurity Queensland is offering farm visits to problem-solve any issues when preparing for Panama TR4.
Contributed by Biosecurity Queensland
Do you know how to check your plants for signs of ...
By Deanna Belbin, Biosecurity Queensland
You may have already met Biosecurity Queensland surveillance officers, Chris Collier and Jess Portch, when they visit farms to check plants for signs of Panama...
Banana grower Rob Zahra helps install the High Efficiency Sediment basin. – Terrain NRM
For the past year, the Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project (MIP) has worked with local organisatio...
Early observations of an innovation field trial at South Johnstone indicates the weed matting has delayed bell emergence, and Pinto Peanut (Arachis pintoi) has shown to be the most promising living gr...
Banana grower Matt Abbott summarises what many in the industry know all too well: “Banana growers are growing more, working harder and being paid less for their product.”
It’s a sentiment that sparked...
With thanks to Foodbank
Foodbank Queensland CEO Michael Rose with some donated bananas.
26%
The number of food relief recipients in Australia under the age of 19.
710,000
The nu...
Images supplied by Barry Sullivan
Under the Microscope profiles the industry’s emerging and exotic diseases.
Sometimes you just need the facts, fast.
What is bunchy top?
Bunchy top is on...
Project leader Barry Sullivan in the field.
Battling Bunchy Top is an ongoing challenge for Australia’s banana industry and 2018 has been another interesting year for projects in So...
Tony Pattison, Hazel Gaza, Paul Dennis and Henry Birt
The microbes in our bodies, and the discoveries of how important these are for our wellbeing, provide us with new insights for agriculture and ban...
By Hazel Gaza and Tony Pattison
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, South Johnstone
Nitrogen application is an important component to profitable banana production.
The nitrogen applied to soil is...
Australia’s subtropical banana experience was shared with experts from across the world at ProMusa 2018.
The conference, part of the 30th International Horticultural Congress, was held in Turkey and ...
By Tony Pattison
Filipino banana growers differ greatly in how effectively they manage Fusarium Wilt (Panama Disease) of banana.
In a nutshell, the farms that were most effective in managing the disea...
Several new varieties shown to be resistant to TR4 overseas are being assessed for agronomic performance in a new trial commenced recently at South Johnstone Research Facility. Queensland DAF gives an...
In August 2018 the three-year funded BA14012 ‘Coordination of the Banana Industry R&D Panama TR4)’ project was completed. The purpose of this project was to coordinate and build knowledge and capa...
Carl Rickson has certainly taken the road less travelled on his way to becoming a Plant Health Officer.
The newest face in the Australian Banana Growers’ Council office has played NRL, skippered boats...
Organophosphate insecticides are commonly used to control insect pests in bananas, including thrips, caterpillars and borers.
Chlorpyrifos dust is a common option, but it can poison humans as well as ...
