DairyNZ: MIQ decision will put farmers under pressure
12 May, 2021 03:05 AM
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The Country
DairyNZ says the decision not to approve 500 skilled dairy workers to come into the country will put farmers under intense pressure, as they head into the new dairy season in June. We are disappointed with the news, DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle told The Country Sport Breakfast s Brian Kelly.
While DairyNZ understood it was a challenging issue for the Government to manage MIQ spaces and keep on top of Covid-19, there was also a lot at stake for the dairy industry, Mackle said. Farmers are under real pressure.
RIHousing and OER announce request for proposals for green and energy efficient housing
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – RIHousing and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) will be releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) on May 26 for the 2021 Zero Energy for the Ocean State (ZEOS) Program. This program offers up to $750,000 in grants to design and construct affordable, energy efficient housing to serve low- and moderate-income Rhode Islanders.
This program is the result of a public-private partnership between RIHousing, OER and National Grid to stimulate innovative, replicable solutions that utilize cost saving, clean energy technologies in homes. Program partners are seeking proposals from qualified teams to design and construct affordable, energy efficient Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs) that use technologies such as solar, storage, and electric heat pumps, and enable demand response participation.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Hawke s Bay farms short of specialist skilled workers
3 May, 2021 10:59 PM
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Federated Farmers Hawke s Bay president Jim Galloway says border closures mean shortage of specialist skilled workers. Photo / File
Federated Farmers Hawke s Bay president Jim Galloway says border closures mean shortage of specialist skilled workers. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Sahiban Hyde
Farms in Hawke s Bay are at risk of staff fatigue as they struggle with a shortage of specialist skilled workers, says Hawke s Bay Federated Farmers president. This follows the decision of the Productivity Commission to hold an inquiry into our current immigration settings.
Harvust With a U Pt 2
Wednesday Apr 28th, 2021 With today’s Fruit Grower Report, I’m Bob Larson. Whether you do it yourself or have a Human Resources team to handle it for you, hiring a crew to plant, prep and harvest your crops probably costs you valuable time and money. But, a new high-tech start up called Harvust, that’s Harvust with a “U,” can make the hiring and training process much easier and more cost-effective.
Co-founder Riley Clubb says one of the big pluses of Harvust is accuracy …
CLUBB … “You can’t submit an incomplete I-9 on Harvust, right, and you can’t put the birth date in the wrong place, you can’t put the apartment number in the wrong format. It’s very, very accurate and it’s very fast. So, that all saves a lot of time and money.”
Harvust With a U Pt 1
Tuesday Apr 27th, 2021 With today’s Fruit Grower Report, I’m Bob Larson. Harvust, that’s Harvust with a “U”, is an ag-focused tech startup that aims to improve bringing on new employees to the farm, and creating training and communications methods that are more efficient and effective in the process.
Harvust was formed three years ago by Walla Walla natives James Hall and Riley Clubb as a way to make the process easier and more efficient. Clubb says it’s for any farmer who has to hire a crew every year …
CLUBB … “Basically, if you have agricultural employees, maybe, let’s say you have more than about a dozen or so, then you could really use tools like Harvust.”