AU: End to renewed talks in TR4-farm buyout Details Discovered at: http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=153852 Sites: IBIS PH Publish date: Tue 2016-Feb-23 Channel: Industry Text (summary): A renewed round of talks on a proposed banana industry buyout of the North Queensland farm infested with plant disease Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4) has ended with the industrys peak body saying its time to focus on other biosecurity options. The Australian Banana Growers Council (ABGC) said 23 February that an additional round of discussions was held this month with the farms owners after the Australian Government provided funding to add to an initial banana industry buyout proposal made in January. ABGC Chair Doug Phillips said talks with the owners of the 166-hectare Tully Valley farm had again ended without agreement, the renewed proposal had lapsed and the banana industry must now continue its work on other measures directed at containing TR4. The ABGC has put every effort into progressing discussions on a buyout that would allow the closure of the farms operations as one way of reducing the risk of TR4 spreading, Mr Phillips said. Locations Discovery Original language: English Original title: AU: End to renewed talks in TR4-farm buyout Original text (summary): A renewed round of talks on a proposed banana industry buyout of the North Queensland farm infested with plant disease Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4) has ended with the industrys peak body saying its time to focus on other biosecurity options. The Australian Banana Growers Council (ABGC) said 23 February that an additional round of discussions was held this month with the farms owners after the Australian Government provided funding to add to an initial banana industry buyout proposal made in January. ABGC Chair Doug Phillips said talks with the owners of the 166-hectare Tully Valley farm had again ended without agreement, the renewed proposal had lapsed and the banana industry must now continue its work on other measures directed at containing TR4. The ABGC has put every effort into progressing discussions on a buyout that would allow the closure of the farms operations as one way of reducing the risk of TR4 spreading, Mr Phillips said. Issues Issue(s) that this article relates to, if applicable. Issue Status Start Panama disease incursion in North Queensland 2015 emerging Workflow Status: Promoted
