QR Code: What is its Importance in Agriculture?

Currently, farms will not be conducting their regular QR code checks for employees as NSW is seeking to mandate this Covid 19 practice across all workplaces. In fact, the NSW Farmers’ Association stated that a great deal of confusion, over QR codes, has arisen over the rules that are applied to primary producers now.

Businesses within the agriculture sector such as rural supplies stores, abattoirs and sale-yards will need the codes while properties themselves will not. QR codes are not mandated for farms but it is completely encouraged that these records are maintained in order to track workers who are coming in and going out of work. Individual records are needed to maintain personal records.

With the shearing season coming up, and the berries coming on in the spring, it’s incumbent upon us to make sure that we contribute to that movement footprint. The agriculture industry has long battled with farm labour shortages, with jobs often filled by backpackers and overseas workers. Australia’s border closures have seen the problem compounded during the pandemic, even sparking a bidding war for sought-after shearers.

Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech)