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Successful strategies used by growers to secure a viable workforce in times of significant labour shortage? Over the past few years, Harvest Trail Service providers have collected information from a large number of growers and employers across the country. Here are some of the most successful strategies used by growers to secure and retain a […]
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MADEC recently caught up with South Australian local Weylan Gaskin, while he was working in the beautiful Barossa to talk all things harvest work! Weylan who previously worked in a warehouse as a forklift operator, had never looked to harvest work before he found MADEC Harvest Trail Services. MADEC Harvest Trail Services introduced Weylan to […]
Marenny Vale Orchards is based across 3 locations in the Bunbartha and Nathalia area of the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria. The family owned farm is third generation ‘fruit salad’ farmers. In the late 1980’s the owners (Mark & Jenny Morey) bought an abandoned citrus grove in Nathalia which they developed into a highly productive […]
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The Australian horticulture sector is vast, and it’s easy for certain fruit and vegetables to get lost amongst the staple groceries you buy each week from your favourite retailer or fresh produce market. We want to let you in on a secret – a diverse range of leafy Asian greens are grown year-round across Australia. […]
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The best of both worlds Country living with easy access to city perks is where the BEST Harvest Trail Service calls home. With their Gatton office located just over an hour from Brisbane and their Stanthorpe office a breezy two and a half hours away, the Darling Downs harvest region ticks all the boxes when […]
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Here is an article by Kiara Stacey, Journalist with the Stock Journal – Incidents of on-farm deaths have decreased by 20% in 2021 nationally, compared with 2020, according to the latest figures in the Non-intentional Farm Related Incidents in Australia 2021 report prepared by AgHealth Australia. In 2021, tractors were listed the highest cause of […]
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Four hours from Melbourne and serviced by our two offices located in Swan Hill and Robinvale, the Mid Murray Harvest Region stretches from Boort in the South to Robinvale in the North, and Barham in the East to Sea Lake in the West. The Mid Murray Region is renowned for its variety of harvest commodities […]
Current COVID driven economic conditions and nationwide labour shortages continue to impact our national agriculture industry. Horticulture farmers, whilst typically resilient, are certainly not immune, with many experiencing unprecedented labour issues across the entire sector. Seasonal labour sourcing is again tricky. Labour shortages are driving farmers to increase wages and upgrade their employee conditions to […]
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We are pleased to introduce Julian Banks as our new State Manager for the Harvest Trail Information Service. Over the next six months while Rob Hayes enjoys some long service leave, Julian will cover Rob’s patch – Victoria and southern WA. Julian joins HTIS after 18 months looking after the Northern NSW region for the […]
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As the seasons roll on throughout the regions, we all have noted the change in availability of labour and difficulty in attracting labour especially the right labour and this, unfortunately, effects all industries but most significantly the horticulture industry. Over the past 12 months the use of Harvest Trail Services in Far North Queensland has […]