The week’s top media stories
Every week, AUSVEG rounds up the top stories on issues affecting the Australian vegetable industry. Here are this week’s most important news items:
- Funds to fast-track Fair Farms (The National Tribune)
- Pacific Islander workers save blueberry crops on Coffs Coast amid labour shortage (ABC News)
- Direct freight flights to Hong Kong to boost exports (The National Tribune)
- Why Australian unions should welcome the new Agricultural Visa (Businesses.com.au)
- Encouraging talks with Indonesia over Ag Visa (The National Tribune)
- The future of protected cropping (The Land) – subscription required
- Labour shortages may cause farmers to lose crops and consumers to face food price hikes (The Guardian)
- Dedicated quarantine facilities mean more seasonal workers for Queensland (Warwick Today)
- Battle for staff sees businesses offer $2k sign-on bonus (The Advertiser)
- New important conditions for Brown Marmorated Stinkbug season (Victorian Farmer)
- Turning today’s surplus fruit and vegetables into tomorrow’s nutraceuticals (Business Daily Media)