While management of Q Fever risk appears to be well advanced within the Australian livestock processing industry, statistics suggest it is still largely overlooked within parts of the beef and sheep production sector…Read More
Grain Central, March 31, 2023When Natalie Bell attended her first Inter-Collegiate Meat Judging event back in 2018, she never expected it would one day alter her career path…Read More
Grain Central, August 12, 2022Viterra is taking applications for its harvest workforce to handle what is shaping up to be an above-average crop in South Australia. ..Read More
Grain Central, August 3, 2022Secondary students in South Australia can now access online training on farm safety and related topics offered through a GPA initiative…Read More
Grain Central, April 26, 2022University agriculture researchers are working to create an innovative and skilled meat processing workforce for the future by better understanding school teacher, student and parent perceptions, knowledge and awareness of the red meat processing sector and associated career pathways…Read More
Cath Condon, March 11, 2022Hiring the best people for any business is never easy, but some agribusinesses seem to attract quality over and over, and your business can too, with some proven tools and a solid game-plan…Read More
Grain Central, December 6, 2021While December is a time for Christmas cheer and holiday spirit, it can also often be one of the more challenging months of the year, with less man-hours to do work, a drop in employee productivity and potentially, a drop in employee morale…Read More
Grain Central, November 29, 2021Grain Producers Australia (GPA) and the NFF are celebrating today’s National Agriculture Day by highlighting some of the exciting and diverse opportunities to work in the Australian farming sector…Read More
Grain Central, November 19, 2021It is a common misconception that businesses do not hire at all over Christmas. It could in fact be the ideal time to rev up the job search…Read More
Grain Central, November 8, 2021With summer fast approaching, national workplace safety policy body Safe Work Australia has issued a handy guide for managing the risks of working in heat…Read More
Grain Central, November 1, 2021State farming organisations from Queensland, NSW and Victoria have joined with their federal colleagues in calling for an urgent solution to the east coast’s harvest worker crisis…Read More
Grain Central, October 25, 2021In an era when job-hopping is becoming more common, keeping talented employees in the fold has become a foremost business challenge for employers…Read More
Grain Central, October 25, 2021