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Horticulture Industry

Gascoyne's heavy rains are a washout for winter seasonal tomato growers

Some might think rain is good for growing, but for Gascoyne growers June's accumulative total of 104.4mm has been too much for their tomatoes to handle.
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Tomatoes floating in muddy water in lane of tomato paddock

A microbiologist dreamt of making the best juice. His community is stocking up as production ends

Residents in one of Australia's largest citrus growing regions are buying up bottles of a locally-produced juice as its creator shuts down after 31 years. 
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A grey-haired Greek-Australian man, smiles in front of a juice press

Backpackers fear a rise in exploitation after government axes 26-year-old jobs program

Farmers and backpackers agree that the axed go-to harvest trail farm labour program could increase costs, threaten harvest, and exploit vulnerable workers.
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With no more middlemen, these family farms have saved themselves with agritourism

Facing closure, Kay Tommerup saved her family's dairy farm by cutting ties with processors and embracing agritourism. Now she wants to change the future for other small farmers.
A family posed with a dog on the bonnet of an old rusty truck.

'Common sense' changes to Pacific workers scheme see minimum weekly hours scrapped

Growers will now be able to offer PALM workers 120 hours of labour averaged over four weeks rather than having to guarantee them 30 hours of employment per week.
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PALM scheme workers picking celery and placing it on a conveying belt for processing.