by Hayden Johnson
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Subscriber only Farmers are fighting the perfect storm with many in a race against time to secure thousands of workers ahead of the critical harvest season in March. Queensland s $32m in lost crops is expected to rapidly increase when avocados, vegetables, bananas and berries are due for harvest in March. Industry groups, fearing the lack of workers will decimate the sector, have launched a new FarmReady Hub in a desperate effort to match workers with farmers. Queensland Farmersâ Federation President Dr Georgina Davis says COVID-related disruption to farm labour was becoming more concerning. Picture: Mark Cranitch.