#farmlabour — Public Fediverse posts

Vet Ross Ainsworth spends six months on live export ships or in quarantine due to COVID rules With 40 years' experience in live cattle exports, this veterinarian came out of retirement to help fill a worker shortage on stock-laden boats — and has barely set foot on land since March. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/vet-ross-ainsworth-fills-live-cattle-export--worker-shortage/12903410 #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #FarmLabour

While fruit pickers of all ages are in high demand these students are already old hands Young Australians who have picked fruit for years recommend other teens get on the harvest trail desperate for workers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/fruit-picking-school-students-already-old-hands/12904534 #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #FarmLabour #RuralYouth #Fruits #Fruit #Rural #Youth #Work

'I make a lot more money here than Tonga': Grateful workers saving Queensland's harvest The first international farmworkers to join the Australian fruit harvest — without completing hotel quarantine — are saving central Queensland farmers millions of dollars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/tongan-seasonal-workers-emerald-complete-on-farm-quarantine/12897008 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit

'I make a lot more money here than Tonga': Grateful workers saving Queensland's harvest The first international farmworkers to join the Australian fruit harvest — without completing hotel quarantine — are saving central Queensland farmers millions of dollars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-20/tongan-seasonal-workers-emerald-complete-on-farm-quarantine/12897008 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Harvesting #FruitCrops #Rural #Fruit

Growers plead for pickers as $150k worth of food ploughed into mulch A farmer ploughs her crops back into the ground and might not grow vegetables next year as backpacker seasonal labour leaves, possibly for good. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/growers-plead-for-farm-labour-as-food-ploughed-into-mulch/12814450 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FarmLabour #Rural

Growers plead for pickers as $150k worth of food ploughed into mulch A farmer ploughs her crops back into the ground and might not grow vegetables next year as backpacker seasonal labour leaves, possibly for good. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/growers-plead-for-farm-labour-as-food-ploughed-into-mulch/12814450 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #FruitCrops #FarmLabour #Rural

Farmers vie to keep staff as 'tables turn' putting backpackers in demand From flexible work to recreation, farmers are finding innovating ways to keep seasonal workers and backpackers on the payroll for longer, as the estimated 26,000 staff shortage looms. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/queensland-farmers-find-solutions-bridge-worker-shortage-covid/12767410 #FederalGovernment #Horticulture #FarmLabour #FruitCrops #Fruit #Work

Farmers vie to keep staff as 'tables turn' putting backpackers in demand From flexible work to recreation, farmers are finding innovating ways to keep seasonal workers and backpackers on the payroll for longer, as the estimated 26,000 staff shortage looms. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/queensland-farmers-find-solutions-bridge-worker-shortage-covid/12767410 #FederalGovernment #Horticulture #FarmLabour #FruitCrops #Fruit #Work

Backpacker employer fined $65k over farm death linked to heat stress A man is fined for failing to properly train his workers, contributing to the death of a backpacker on a Queensland watermelon farm from the effects of hot weather. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-09/backpacker-death-employer-fined-heat-stress-queensland-summer/12744702 #OccupationalHealthandSafety #CourtsandTrials #FarmLabour #Workplace

Impatient drivers are forcing farmers to install dash cams in their tractors Farmers in WA's South West are installing dashboard cameras in their tractors to protect themselves after a number of close calls with impatient drivers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/tractor-dash-cams-installed-to-protect-from-impatient-drivers/12629578 #TrafficOffences #RoadTransport #FarmLabour #Accidents #Police #Rural #Road

Impatient drivers are forcing farmers to install dash cams in their tractors Farmers in WA's South West are installing dashboard cameras in their tractors to protect themselves after a number of close calls with impatient drivers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/tractor-dash-cams-installed-to-protect-from-impatient-drivers/12629578 #TrafficOffences #RoadTransport #FarmLabour #Accidents #Police #Rural #Road

'Thought she was joking': Farmers told to put sheep, hay on planes to 'avoid' border restrictions Forget snakes on a plane, border residents have been told they should stash hay bales, sheep and beekeeping equipment on aircraft to overcome coronavirus restrictions. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-20/farmers-told-to-fly-livestock-to-avoid-covid-19-restrictions/12574610 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #FarmLabour #Beekeeping #Livestock #Rural

'It's unacceptable': Victoria-SA border farmers have mixed results getting permits Farmers living near the SA-Victoria border say they are already having issues applying for new border permits ahead of a tightening of the border on Friday. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-19/sa-vic-farmers-worried-about-border-closure/12553362 #EpidemicsandPandemics #Agriculture #FarmLabour #COVID-19 #Health #Rural

From DJing to dirt: Former triple j host swaps music for organic farming With the coronavirus pandemic putting her and many others in the music industry out of work, a former triple j presenter has used the time to pursue her other passion: organic farming. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-25/djing-to-dirt-musician-pivots-to-permaculture/12489978 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #EpidemicsandPandemics #WomenInAgriculture #MusicIndustry #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Volunteers #Gardening

Seasonal workers excluded from NSW, deemed 'high-risk spreaders' of COVID-19 Overseas seasonal workers on a visa have been locked out of New South Wales under tighter border restrictions introduced last night. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-22/seasonal-workers-excluded-from-nsw/12481326 #TravelHealthandSafety #AgriculturalPolicy #Agriculture #FarmLabour #COVID-19 #Fruit

New app for backpackers hoped to improve farm labour shortages A former farm and mining worker hopes his new app will help ease labour shortages in Victoria's north-west. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-01/backpacker-app-labour-shortage-farms/12253910 #ComputersandTechnology #AgriculturalCrops #Mining(Rural) #Viticulture #FarmLabour #Fruits #Fruit

The US meat industry has been crippled by coronavirus. Here's why that won't happen here US meatworks have been epicentres for coronavirus outbreaks and shutting them down has disrupted the supply chain. But Australia is set up differently. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-06/united-states-meat-industry-has-been-crippled-by-coronavirus/12216726 #PoultryandEggProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #BeefCattle #FarmLabour

Quad bike maker Polaris exits Australia as safety laws loom Quad bike suppliers are pulling out of Australia in the lead-up to new safety legislation coming into effect, but farmers and graziers are divided on the measures. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-16/quad-bike-polaris-exit-australian-industry/12053336 #OccupationalHealthandSafety #SafetyEducation #FarmLabour #Safety #Rural #Death