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The first commercial-scale solar-powered and carbon-neutral farm in Australia could be on the horizon. However, instead of large farm fields, it’ll be placed within city buildings. Eden Towers, based in Western Australia, has announced intentions to build four 12-meter-high growth tower platforms for a precision-controlled indoor habitat where plants can thrive without soil all year. The […]
July 3, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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Irrigation covers only 5% of Australia’s tilled agricultural land but delivers 30% of total agricultural output. Agriculture utilises 50-70 percent of Australia’s annual water use, with irrigation accounting for 90 percent of that. Regulations and licences govern the vast bulk of irrigated water use. Irrigators require a permit to draw specific amounts of water from […]
July 3, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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Due to the fact that some farmers in the flood zone plant their crops under cover, they were mostly unaffected when lettuce prices spiked to $10 as a result of the catastrophic weather in New South Wales and Queensland. According to experts, protected cropping may hold the answer to maintaining cabbage in its proper place—in […]
June 21, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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Two members of the committee have been named life members by the Australian Hydroponic Farmers Federation (HFF). David Pearson and Tony Spurling received recognition for their contributions to the industry at the 12th Biennial Conference earlier this month in Dandenong. Mr. Pearson, who formerly owned Country Fresh Herbs as well, is leaving the committee so […]
June 21, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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Inside Tatura’s brand-new, multimillion-dollar glasshouse, the winter jackets are off. 28 degrees Celsius and the aroma of 150,000 tomato truss plants permeate the air. 60 new jobs will be created at the site and 4,000 tonnes of tomatoes will be produced annually by the new six-hectare glasshouse. According to Mike Nichol, chief executive of Flavorrite, […]
June 21, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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The cotton sector in Australia has suggested that changes to migration restrictions to allow a new visa may result in a lack of international agricultural workers. The current Australian Agriculture Worker Visa, which was introduced in September, is intended to increase the number of primary industry workers. Cotton Australia, on the other hand, claims that […]
June 21, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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Dairy producers in New South Wales and Queensland are still counting the expenses of the recent rainy weather, which has resulted in animal losses and infrastructure damage. According to a Dairy Australia representative, the floods impacted more than 100 producers, with 70 of them being badly impacted. She stated, “The Dairy Australia team is currently […]
June 21, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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The industry for shiitake as well as other speciality mushrooms is constantly expanding on a global scale. Imperial Garden Biotech is a Chinese corporation that supplies the global speciality mushroom and shiitake sector. The company manufactures and exports substrate logs all over the world. These logs can be used to grow shiitake mushrooms in 15 […]
June 21, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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Mattina Fresh, an Australian fresh produce company, has begun pear packaging after transitioning from the summer stone fruit season to the winter pome fruit season. Tom Panna, National Sales Director, explains that he has noticed an increase in demand for pears in recent years, and that one of the reasons for this is having a […]
June 21, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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In the world of agriculture, proper harvesting is one of the crucial processes that determine whether the season has been successful. There are various ways in which the fruit industry handles its harvesting procedure. It is majorly dependent on the type of crop that is being harvested. For instance, if the crop may be harvested […]
June 21, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
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