Coffs Coast Advocate

Have your say on labour shortage crisis, worker exploitation

Views being sought on temporary migration.

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16th Feb. 2020 6:02 AM

INQUIRY: The labour shortage crisis and migrant worker exploitation are to be explored.

Students put plant health under the microscope

Thousands of students to take part as Warwick plays host to national Schools Plant Science Competition.

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14th Feb. 2020 12:02 PM

Students from around the nation will explore plant health as part of the Schools Plant Science Competition to be staged in Warwick.

New brand to help crack open macadamia market

Chief executive Larry McHugh said it was an exciting time and the culmination of many years of hard work.

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13th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

NEW LOOK: Marquis Macadamia CEO Larry McHugh in Bundaberg at the rebranding launch.

ScoMo’s new-look frontbench revealed

Scott Morrison’s new-look frontbench has been revealed following a reshuffle in the ministry.

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06th Feb. 2020 9:02 AM

Bridget McKenzie quit cabinet over the sports rorts affair, while Matt Canavan went to the back bench after supporting Barnaby Joyce’s failed leadership tilt.

Kuttabul farmers turning poo into profit

Auscan Worm Farms business partners Maighan Grant and Nevyl Overall have been collecting waste scraps from Mackay...

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05th Feb. 2020 12:02 PM

Productivity to skyrocket as fencing goes up

Agricultural productivity is set to skyrocket, as wild dog exclusion fencing construction is rolled out across the Balonne...

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04th Feb. 2020 12:02 PM

Balonne Shire Council will consider expanding its Wild Dog Exclusion Fencing Scheme as round one begins construction.

Bridging the gap between children and agriculture

A $5 million investment to educate the next generation.

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30th Jan. 2020 7:01 PM

FUNDING: Ken O'Dowd has announced funding to educate children about where their food comes from.

Optimism despite dire projections for major Bundy industry

Department of Employment predictions show job numbers will be decimated in just a few years

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28th Jan. 2020 12:01 PM

JOB SEEKING: The agricultural, forestry and fishing industries are the only ones projected to see a significant decline in employment.

Burnett representatives attend historical ag first

Several ag show representatives descended on the Gold Coast, eager for information to help their industry.

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24th Jan. 2020 2:01 PM

AG SHOW REPRESENTATIVEs: Paul Francis, Mia Francis, Brianna Hockey, Amy Smith (All Monto), Lucy Connolly (Eidsvold), Clare Webb (Monto), Senator Susan McDonald and Lynette Vicary (Mundubbera) at the inaugural ag show conference. Picture: Lynette Vicary.

Granite Belt loses its title as top region for a fruity fave

The Granite Belt has been overtaken as the go-to region for one of Australia’s most sought after fruit varieties.

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23rd Jan. 2020 5:01 PM

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