Farmers are welcoming a decision to trial a pre-travel quarantine pilot for Pacific Workers - but there are calls for other state's follow in South Australia's footsteps and opt into the arrangement.

The decision will expand the available options for farmers to access a productive and reliable labour force.

Rural Reporter Sophie Clarke caught up with New South Wales Farmers President James Jackson to hear what it means for growers in other jurisdictions:

Farmers are welcoming a decision to trial a pre-travel quarantine pilot for Pacific Workers - but there are calls for other state's follow in South Australia's footsteps and opt into the arrangement.
The decision will expand the available options for farmers to access a productive and reliable labour force.
Rural Reporter Sophie Clarke caught up with New South Wales Farmers President James Jackson to hear what it means for growers in other jurisdictions:

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