Pacific Island workers are destined for Victorian farms, as incentives to get local jobseekers out in the field fall short.

The first planeload has touched down in Tasmania and will complete 14-days of quarantine.

It’s part of a rolling flight schedule that will provide up to 15-hundred workers for the ag-sector.

I caught up with Victorian Farmers Federation Horticulture President Nathan Free to hear more about the program.

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