Industry downplays harvester fears

Gregor Heard
Updated March 23 2017 - 7:24am, first published March 22 2017 - 2:00pm
Farmers and contractors have had their fears of a massive hike in insurance premiums for harvesters allayed following a meeting of industry and insurers.
Farmers and contractors have had their fears of a massive hike in insurance premiums for harvesters allayed following a meeting of industry and insurers.

THE GRAINS industry has downplayed fears insurance premiums for harvesters may rise to exorbitant levels following a spate of header fires caused primarily by flammable dust from pulse crops hitting hot engine parts.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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