Tips for travelling workers & WHMs

Travelling around the country looking for harvest or horticulture work? Here are some tips to enable you to do this successfully. Any questions?Call the Harvest Trail Information Service on free call 1800 062 332 for more information. Get information relating to any job offer in writing and be sure of what you are committing yourself […]

Do you need help finding harvest or horticulture work?

Consider using Harvest Trail Services to assist you. No cost, no obligation, no risk. Contact the Harvest Trail Information Service or your nearest Harvest Trail Services Office.   Harvest Trail Service Offices Contact List South West WA – Rural Enterprises Australia Unit 1, 14 Burler Drive, Vasse, WA 6280 08 6166 9124 hts@ruralenterprises.com.au   Top […]

Working backpackers – getting there and staying there

Travelling Australia chasing farm work is the means by which many backpackers extend their stay. But how do you get to the farm and where do you stay once you’ve arrived? Here are some tips. Want to extend your working holiday? Some tips Backpackers are starting to return to Australia.  Before COVID they made up […]

Vigilance – The key to farm safety

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 […]

Tips to secure a viable workforce

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 […]

Worker Profile – Weylan Gaskin

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 […]

Grower Profile – Marenny Vale Orchards

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 […]

In Season – Asian Greens

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.  […]

Site Profile – BEST Harvest Trail Services

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 […]

Vigilance – The key to farm safety

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 […]