Higher wages are not the answer to farm industry's labour crisis

Industry chiefs have been left incensed at calls to increase wages and conditions to alleviate the crisis gripping all corners of the agricultural sector.

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Higher wages are not the answer to farm industry's labour crisis

Industry chiefs have been left incensed at calls to increase wages and conditions to alleviate the crisis gripping all corners of the agricultural sector. While the pork industry has found itself at...

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