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It is not the job of farmers to provide solutions for widespread community problems. They need reliable and willing workers to harvest their crops. If long term unemployed wanted a job, they could have had one.

New Hort Innovation project ‘Developing Nursery Career Pathways’ is set to draw on the interest of current and future industry leaders and showcase the opportunities that come with a career in greenlife. Find out what’s ahead and how you can get involved: bit.ly/2Xl5wBW

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the traditional U.S. food and agriculture supply chain and this may mean we see more produce from indoor vertical farms in the so-called AgTech space. tinyurl.com/y2ytvtqq

This week is National Science Week! Applications are now open for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Details here agriculture.gov.au/abares/confere…

Better late than never ... abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

The NSW Government has dropped any quarantine requirement on farmers, contractors and those employed in the agriculture sector, regardless of whether they live in a border bubble or not. 2ay.com.au/articles/agric…

Cataloguing all of the world's edible plants to end malnutrition has been 54-year obsession for an Australian ag scientist ... abc.net.au/news/2020-08-2…

The Federal Government has tasked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to spend three months investigating bargaining power imbalances across the perishable goods sector, between farmers, processors and retailers. abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

Another ACCC inquiry into market/producer power balances in #AusAg begs the question: Are competition measures delivering a fair go for farm businesses? ow.ly/QAEz50Ba7GL Instead of a pithy post, try writing an erudite essay - you could win $5K! (Details on our site)

A recent ABS report shows Australians are only buying enough vegetables for 2.3 daily serves, well short of the recommended 5+ daily serves. The Fruit & Vegetable Consortium aims to improve that. goodfruitandvegetables.com.au/story/6853755/…

While Australia's coronavirus pandemic problems push national unemployment numbers above 1 million, the rural sector is frantically trying to fill job vacancies across a wide spectrum of trades and professions. goodfruitandvegetables.com.au/story/6906275/…

We've signed the petition to Premiers to #UnlockAg. Follow this link to have your say... nff.org.au/border-petitio…

Here's an interesting listen on controlled environment farming from ABC Radio's Future Tense program ... abc.net.au/radionational/…

Where would we be without bees? ift.tt/3iO2yhQ

Halfway through a 10-year contract to supply Coles Australia with 15,000 tonnes of truss tomatoes per year, the ground-breaking Sundrop Farms project has learned some valuable lessons about sustainable food production in a desert climate. evokeag.com/evokeag/how-we…

One of the country's largest blueberry growers is offering $50,000 to attract the workers needed to harvest its 2020 crop. abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

New campaign highlights role of ag in COVID recovery ift.tt/3iUugtC

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