China workers paid 25 times less than our own
Posted by: Active Ice on October 19, 2009
Weekly Times, Victoria, 7 October 2009, p11
The Weekly Times reports that Chinese employers are paying 25 times less for workers ($A.0.56/hr) than Australian employers. Chile farmers pay their workers $A2.32/hr and South Africa workers are paid $A1.34/hr. Argentine growers pay their workers $A2.97/hr. Australian farmers pay a minimum of $A13.90/hr.
$A1.00 = R5.00
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The following list of Insecticides, Pesticides and Herbicides will not be allowed
Posted by: Active Ice on August 24, 2009
The following list of Insecticides, Pesticides and Herbicides will not be allowedto be sprayed on fruit or in orchards from where fruit will be delivered to Fruitways Alliance Packshed in 2009/2010.
If you should have any queries re this list please contact Peter Dall (082 784 4326) or Tobie van Rooyen 082 373 5221).
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Soil Health
Posted by: Active Ice on August 5, 2009
I understand that we must increase the Carbon of the Soils on my farm to above 3%. I find riding in Wood chips from more than 100km away to expensive, does any one have any other ideas of how I can get organic material incorporated into the soils, that is cost effective. Peter Dall.
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