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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 […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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In Adelaide, pieces of the foot and mouth disease were found in unregistered beef, marking Australia’s second finding of the disease. The Adelaide Advertiser reported the discovery at the airport on Thursday, one day after Agriculture Minister Murray Watt announced disease pieces had been found in Melbourne-produced pork. They are the disease’s initial reports in […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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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 […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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Fortunately for the agricultural sector, the Australian agriculture worker visa, also known as the ag visa, is a step closer to fruition, after the Federal Government amended the migration regulations. It has enabled it to be operationalized with a supporting program administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The minister for agriculture and […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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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 […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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