The National Farmers Federation’s (NFF) Horticulture Council has submitted a ‘break glass’ plan to state governments across the country to get workers back on farms and address what the NFF is now calling a critical worker shortage.

The Queensland (QLD) Government will provide travel exemptions and open up its borders to individuals wanting to cross the NSW/QLD border to undergo essential agriculture work across both states.

Agricultural workers from Victoria will now be able to cross the New South Wales border without quarantining for two weeks in Sydney.

Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are exploring ways to manage the profitability of Tasmania’s industrial hemp industry for hemp growers.

This first successful export of hemp seed to New Zealand has taken place under 2017 legislation that allowed the transfer of low-THC hemp seed foods.

Seasonal workers who have travelled from overseas countries to pick fruit and harvest produce have been banned from entering NSW if they are travelling from Victoria.

The National Farmers Federation (NFF) has launched a plan to accelerate the economic recovery of Australia’s agriculture industry in the wake of COVID-19.

The Federal Government has expanded the Harvest Trail employment service to 16 new horticulture regions in an effort to stem the agricultural labour shortage that COVID - 19 has created.