Job vacancies in the dairy industry lure job seekers to upskill
10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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AGC Training Milk Harvesting L3 tutor John Feldberg (left) and two of the current 14 student intake, Triden Mickleson and Isaac Burns-Reweti, await the afternoon milking run in the Okioa shed. Photo /
AGC Training Milk Harvesting L3 tutor John Feldberg (left) and two of the current 14 student intake, Triden Mickleson and Isaac Burns-Reweti, await the afternoon milking run in the Okioa shed. Photo /
Iain Hyndman is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleiain.hyndman@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
The Milk Harvesting Level 3 students down at AGC Training in Whanganui are pretty pumped by the latest employment statistics in the industry,
Top on the list is shortage of workers, particularly harvesters
PETALING JAYA: Oil palm industry players nationwide have made an urgent appeal to the government to effectively address critical issues such as the current severe shortage of workers, burdening cess and taxation, and market access which are eroding the industry’s competitiveness.
This appeal is made in a joint-statement by 12 associations – Malaysian Palm Oil Association, Malaysian Estate Owners’ Association, National Association of Smallholders, Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association, Palm Oil Millers Association, Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia, Malaysian Oleochemical Manufacturers, Malayan Edible Oil Manufacturers’ Association, the Incorporated Society of Planters, Malayan Agricultural Producers Association, Sabah Employers Consultative Association and Tawau Agricultural Association.
Schools take up gardening challenge
9 Mar, 2021 01:04 AM
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Gareth Carter is ready with the product to promote the Springvale Garden Centre School Vegetable Garden Competition. Photo / Paul Brooks
Gareth Carter is ready with the product to promote the Springvale Garden Centre School Vegetable Garden Competition. Photo / Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz
Local primary schools are about to start competing in the Springvale Garden Centre School Vegetable Garden Competition, and if you think that s a mouthful, wait till the harvest is in!
Thanks to sponsorship and support from Tui, Yates, Eastown Timber & Fencing, Sealandia, Ican, Whanganui Chronicle and, of course, Springvale Garden centre, schools will receive a starter pack which includes timber for a raised garden bed, along with stakes (Eastown); 10 vegetable seedling punnets (Zealandia); six packets of vegetable seeds (Yates); five b
PHOTO / WORLD By Xinhua Published: Mar 07, 2021 09:11 AM
Farmers harvest and transport sugarcanes in Upper Egypt s province of Qena on Feb. 24, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)
Harvest of sugarcane is the season of paying the debts and meeting our needs, said Abdel Rahman Eryan, a 23-year-old farm worker.
Heading to one of the harvesting lands in Upper Egypt s province of Qena where most of the country s sugarcane crops are cultivated, Eryan said most of the young people in his village are eager for this occasion because it is their main source of earnings from January to May.
He routinely works for eight hours from early morning and makes 100 Egyptian pounds (6.4 U.S. dollars) on a daily basis.
Hawke s Bay autumn brings changeable conditions for harvest season
7 Mar, 2021 12:32 AM
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Brad, Terry and Jenny Betty make a family effort of bringing in the autumn hops at Godzone Brewery, near Maraekakaho. Photo / Ian Cooper
Brad, Terry and Jenny Betty make a family effort of bringing in the autumn hops at Godzone Brewery, near Maraekakaho. Photo / Ian Cooper
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The arrival of autumn brings with it changeable conditions, and Hawke s Bay residents are advised to brace for both summery and wintery conditions over the next few weeks.
MetService meteorologist Tom Adams said a northerly to more southerly change was typical of autumn, bringing with it cooler conditions.