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NT plan to eradicate banana freckle

<p>A RADICAL new plan to eradicate a crippling banana disease from the Northern Territory will result in the destruction of banana trees in six zones, including the Territory's biggest banana farm.</p>

Alex Paul
NT plan to eradicate banana freckle

  About $26 million has been invested into the plan to eradicate banana freckle, a declared pest which infects banana plants and decreases banana fruit yield, by the end of 2017. The new plan includes...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: Fronting Up

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