Scott Davies is processing a record crop but struggling to find workers to keep his family's cotton gin in Carroll, in northern NSW, operational. Picture: James Croucher Source: The Australian
AFTER a decade of drought, the dams are full, prices are high and cotton is booming.
But the industry, like many others in rural Australia, now faces a drought of another kind: a chronic shortage of reliable labour.
The two-speed economy may be squeezing manufacturers through the rising dollar but farmers say the resources boom is also sapping their workforce, making it harder for them to get back on their feet after the dry. Read More
The Australian
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