New network to boost farm tech capabilities

Gregor Heard
June 21 2017 - 5:00am
John Pattinson, chief development officer for Discovery Ag, with some of the on-farm technology that the new Country Connected network will be able to work with.
John Pattinson, chief development officer for Discovery Ag, with some of the on-farm technology that the new Country Connected network will be able to work with.

A NEW communications network tailored specifically for the agriculture sector has been launched and its managers are confident it will be of massive use, in spite of the fact it will never carry a phone call or email.

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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