Machines offer grape picking solution says Robinvale company

Brooke Littlewood

FARMERS have warned of a severe labour shortage in coming months, with backpacker and foreign worker numbers plummeting under strict COVID-19 border rules. But a Robinvale company hopes mechanical harvesting can fill the void for grape growers. O’Connor Harvesting owner Jan O’Connor said mechanical harvesting was a cost-effective, labour-saving alternative to hand picking. She said […]

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