Fair Farms program looks to lift hort labour image

Ashley Walmsley
May 24 2017 - 4:00am
GO FOR LAUNCH: Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston, with Growcom chief advocate, Rachel Mackenzie and Freshcare executive officer, Clare Hamilton-Bate, at the launch of the new Fair Farms Initiative at Hort Connections in Adelaide.
GO FOR LAUNCH: Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston, with Growcom chief advocate, Rachel Mackenzie and Freshcare executive officer, Clare Hamilton-Bate, at the launch of the new Fair Farms Initiative at Hort Connections in Adelaide.

THE horticulture industry has taken a step towards commanding its own terms when it comes to on-farm labour with the launch of the Fair Farms Initiative last week.

Ashley Walmsley

Ashley Walmsley

Editor, Good Fruit & Vegetables

Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.

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