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Significant growth in bushfire fuel loads means the workload on the industry is unlikely to reduce for some time. stuart rutherford
A long-term view
Focus and perspective for busy times
The last 12 months have seen the sort of agricultural seasons that rarely come along. Widespread continuous rainfall, huge plantings of crops and a very full soil moisture profile have led to one of the longest and busiest periods ag operators have seen for some time.
As a result, aircraft utilisation is up, pilot employment prospects have seldom been better and the outlook through the current harvest, the summer sowing period and into 2017 looks positive. Add to this the significant growth in bushfire fuel loads and the workload on the industry is unlikely to reduce for some time.
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