Panama TR4 update
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March 2023
In this issue:
- Seventh detection of Panama TR4 in the Tully Valley
- How to start putting in place on-farm biosecurity practices
- FNQ situation update
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
- Update on transitioning disease management to industry
- What can you do to #Panamatr4protect?
February 2023
In this issue:
- Why is Far North Queensland’s banana industry worth protecting?
- On-farm biosecurity step by step – start with a plan
- Senior Biosecurity Officer, Suren Samuelian
- FNQ situation update
- Panama TR4 Program Management Board update
- Update on transitioning disease management to industry
- Program news
- What can you do to #Panamatr4protect?
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