Berry harvest under way with Tassie workers
The harvest of Costa’s Tasmanian berry crop has commenced with a newly recruited Tasmanian workforce. “We are looking forward to the new season and to date we have employed 69 Tasmanians, with another 50 starting next week, from 405 local applications,” said Costa Tasmanian Regional Manager, Cameron Folder. The recruiting of Tasmanian workers has been […]
Stop the mushroom levy
Costa Group is conducting a ballot to abolish the compulsory mushroom spawn levy. Since 2014, when the mushroom levy was doubled, $18 million of growers’ money has been wasted on ineffective marketing and administration. This is the most of any fresh produce category, yet there has been little to no growth in household consumption of […]
