June 25, 2024 • ALL SEASONS WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA
According to a recent statement, the Minister for agricultural industry development and fisheries, Mark Furner, has reported how Queensland’s macadamia industry is currently flourishing with tree sales soaring. This is completely due to the strong support of the Palaszczuk government.
Additionally, Minister Furner said as many as 2.5 million trees will be established across growing regions in Queensland and New South Wales over the next few years. He added that the sales of four new departments of agriculture and fisheries-licensed varieties had doubled year on year since 2017. Moreover, to ensure that growers can access sufficient licensed varieties, 21 nurseries have been accredited to provide planting material. All of the major tree varieties commercially grown in Australia have been extensively evaluated through trials led by DAF.
New varieties are being developed under the national breeding and evaluation program led by DAF and the University of Queensland’s Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation. These projects were funded by Hort innovation through the macadamia r.d fund with co-investment by the Queensland government and other research partners.
Australia’s protected cropping sector has reached another major milestone, with a $168 million acquisition of the country’s largest hydroponic glasshouse facility at Two Wells, South Australia. The purchase, led by Centuria Capital, highlights the growing appetite for agricultural assets as investors seek resilient, long-term opportunities tied to food security and high-value horticulture. Located approximately 50 […]
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Australia’s regional industries such as agriculture and horticulture rely on machinery that must run reliably, especially during high-intensity periods such as harvest, planting and peak processing. However, for years, farmers have faced costly delays, restricted access to diagnostic tools and limited repair options due to manufacturer-controlled repair systems. The national push for a Right to […]
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Australia’s agricultural, horticultural, meat processing and regional industries rely heavily on a stable and capable workforce. Yet for more than a decade, labour shortages have intensified across regional Australia, creating significant challenges for growers, processors and employers who depend on predictable seasonal and long-term staffing. The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme has become one […]
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