The week’s top media stories
- Gouging on the waterfront hurting farmers, says peak body (The Australian) – subscription required
- Australian fertiliser prices set to rise (Weekly Times Now) – subscription required
- British workers to fill Australian skill gap | The Australian (The Australian) – subscription required
- $14.1 mln program to support Australia’s vegetable growers (FreshPlaza)
- COVID-19 vaccine rules for rural workers explained (ABC News)
- Sea freight costs may have peaked, but more ships are needed to bring them down (ABC News)
- Covid Victoria: Agriculture employer responsibilities for vaccine mandate (Weekly Times Now) – subscription required
- Industry groups seek vaccine mandate clarification (2GB)
- Chance for farmers to brush up on safety this harvest season (Mirage News)
- Net zero debate: Farmers want payback as climate talks near crunch time (The Land)
- A fair cop for horticulture will include increasing investment in more efficient production systems and supporting growers to adopt them (North Queensland Register)
- Agriculture Visa a helping hand for Hastings primary producers facing worker shortages (Port Macquarie News)
- WA skills shortage: 55,000 more workers needed to fill shortfall (North West Telegraph)
- Covid Victoria: Isolation changes to 7 days for close contacts in agriculture (Weekly Times Now) – subscription required