British backpacker turned dairy farm manager says word of mouth, a fun workplace keeps her workers keen
ABCIn short: The return of backpackers and migrants post-COVID has eased labour pressures in the dairy industry. A dairy farm in South Australia's Clare Valley has made the work so attractive that it prompted a UK backpacker to stick around longer than she anticipated. "We just didn't want to sit inside so we quickly found a farm and thought 'well, that's better than sitting at home, we'll go explore a farm and see if we like it'," she said. "Being positive about how they see their own farms, their own businesses, and their own industry within their social networks and their community networks ease the pressure on the supply of people," he said. Back at Maneela Dairy in the Clare Valley, Ms Moore believes that providing both accommodation and consistent work was key in the dairy's management obtaining and retaining staff.
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