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WHAT IS THE SEASONAL WORKER PROGRAMME? The Seasonal Worker Programme is an initiative that offers various employers in the agricultural world the opportunity to employ a reliable, persistent and returning workforce when the local Australian workers are not able to withstand the seasonal demands. However, this applies to selected locations throughout Australia. This Programme operates […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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With the high price of beef, the urge to fabricate species and cuts is greater than ever, and the methods for doing so are growing more advanced. While meat fraud is uncommon in Australia, cattle farmers have a vested interest in preventing it – or even inadvertent substitution – in other countries, given that three-quarters […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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Cattle producers have praised the decision to establish a pipeline for the import of live lumpy skin virus, which will provide CSIRO with everything it requires to research and validate effective vaccinations and diagnostics. Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud stated that the importation would assist Australia in ensuring that the industry has the best possible […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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To avoid the spread of the possibly fatal Japanese encephalitis virus, pig farmers are being vaccinated, and abattoirs have intensified their spraying efforts. Five people in New South Wales have tested positive for the mosquito-borne sickness, and a 70-year-old Griffith man died from it last month. The newest confirmed case in the state — and […]
November 18, 2024 • SkillHaus
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As the number of solar farms in Australia grows, so does the controversy over heavy metals in solar panels and the difficulty of recycling them. Lynette LaBlack, a farmer in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, has been questioning everyone who will listen with uncomfortable questions. She questioned Metka EGN regarding its solar […]
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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