Panama TR4 update
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December 2022
In this issue:
- Technical exchange between Ecuador and Australia
- Feral pig control options in the Cassowary Coast
- FNQ situation update
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
- Update on transitioning disease management to industry
- Terrain and Mamu learn how to be biosecurity aware
- Tracing and surveillance strategy for 2022-2023
- What can you do to #Panamatr4protect?
September 2022
In this issue:
- 2022-2023 Surveillance schedule for Panama TR4
- Short animation series for growers
- FNQ situation update
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
- Transition to industry – latest news
- FNQ Growers R&D Field Day
- Charlie continues to help spread the word
- What can you do to #Panamatr4protect?
July 2022
In this issue:
- Sixth detection of Panama TR4 in the Tully Valley
- The destruction of Panama TR4 positive plants on infested properties
- FNQ situation update
- One grower has more than just his footbath covered
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
- Transition to industry – latest news
- Charlie goes bananas! A new children’s book about Panama TR4
- Service providers – time for some e-learning
- Spread the word, not the disease
June 2022
In this situation update:
- New case of Panama TR4 in the Tully Valley
March 2022
In this issue:
- Research projects given the green light
- Panama TR4 situation in Far North Queensland
- New website showcases how to get your biosecurity started
- Panama TR4 goes viral
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board - snapshot of March meeting
- Latest news on the transition to industry management
- Grower meetings in FNQ
- Expanding the e-learning experience
- Spread the word, not the disease
December 2021
In this issue:
- Scientific review of Tully Valley TR4 unveils insights - Australian Bananas Magazine
- Panama TR4 situation in Far North Queensland
- Reinventing the pod: Spray-down with the Randhawa brothers
- Disease manifestation on the infested properties
- Research into destruction - a new focus for the future
- 10 things to know about farming with Panama TR4
- Emergency situations on banana farms
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board - snapshot of December meeting
- Transition to industry management update
- Panama TR4 Program trials new website and online education
October 2021
In this issue:
- Epidemiological Review in the news
- International Plant Protection Convention forms new implementation committee for Panama TR4
- FNQ situation update
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board October snapshot report
- Transition to industry leadership update
- Panama TR4 Program activity
September 2021
In this issue:
- Scientific review informs industry of a way forward in the management of Panama TR4
August 2021
In this issue:
- All eyes on Far North Queensland in world war against Panama TR4
- Surveillance schedule for financial year 2021-22
- Panama TR4 situation in Far North Queensland
- Stay informed and #PanamaTR4protect
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board
- Transition to industry management
- Panama TR4 Program activity
- Handy contacts
April 2021
In this situation update:
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
March 2021
In this issue:
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
March 2021
In this issue:
- Program welcomes Industry Transition Leader
- Investigations commence in Tully Valley for Panama TR4 epidemiological review
- Program collaborates with Cassowary Coast Libraries to educate kids through play
- Program delivers education session at Tully’s Australian Army Jungle Training Wing
- Panama TR4 training to support seasonal worker supervision
- 10 things to know about surveillance for Panama disease tropical race 4
- Updated Panama TR4 Program strategies
December 2020
In this issue:
- Christmas message from Program Leader, Rhiannon Evans
- 2020 – A Year in Review
- Industry to manage Panama TR4
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
- New biosecurity videos
November 2020
In this issue:
- Program wins national biosecurity award
- Growers meet Board to discuss future management of Panama TR4
- What to expect when surveillance comes to your property
- Check your biosecurity ahead of La Nina wet season
October 2020
In this situation update:
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
August 2020
In this issue:
- Board approves Program strategy to protect the banana industry
- Program works with council on Tully River sand concerns
- Increased self-management of Panama TR4 on infested farms
- Queensland experience on the world stage
April 2020
In this situation update:
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
April 2020
In this issue:
- COVID-19 and the Program
- Update on fourth farm detected with the disease
- Government and industry management of the Panama TR4 Program
- Markets prove that locals know best
- Cassowary Coast Regional Council working with Program staff
- Keeping the community aware
- Licensed armourers and licensed dealers exempt from COVID-19 restrictions: assisting banana growers with feral pig control
- COVID-19 information
February 2020
In this situation update:
- Suspect case of Panama TR4 confirmed
February 2020
In this situation update:
- Biosecurity Queensland officers find new case of suspected Panama TR4