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Seasonal spotlight! Strengthen your farm's biosecurity this winter: Shed talks and key resources
As the cooler months settle in and the pace of daily work eases slightly, now is the ideal time to bring the team together for some shed talks. This is a great opportunity to strengthen your farm’s biosecurity by focusing on staff training and raising awareness of potential threats. A small investment of time now could make a significant difference in safeguarding your livelihood.
To support your efforts, a variety of helpful resources are available. Click here for more information!
New grower case study!
Biosecurity in Action: Michael's story
On the picturesque mid-north coast of New South Wales, third-generation banana farmer Michael Singh is taking proactive steps to safeguard his family’s 30-acre farm near Woolgoolga. With devastating diseases like Fusarium wilt already impacting and continuing to threaten banana-growing regions, Michael has embraced biosecurity as a key focus of his farming practices. Determined to protect his livelihood and secure a future for the next generation, Michael’s journey highlights the importance of planning, collaboration and taking action.
Discover how Michael Singh improved his on-farm biosecurity measures and what inspired him to make these changes in our latest case study.
If you’d like to discuss biosecurity on your farm or need assistance connecting with other growers, please contact the DPI Banana Extension Team on 13 25 23 or email betterbananas@dpi.qld.gov.au.
Better Bananas is an initiative of the National Banana Development and Extension Program (BA25001). This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the banana research and development levy, co-investment from the Department of Primary Industries and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.
The project is supported by the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC).
