Outlook grim for season ahead

Gregor Heard
May 23 2018 - 3:00pm
Many summer croppers missed out in the northern cropping zone and it looks like there is a tough season ahead on the winter cropping front.
Many summer croppers missed out in the northern cropping zone and it looks like there is a tough season ahead on the winter cropping front.

THE FAIRYTALE finish to the season in Western Australia last year after a horrendous opening shows it can happen, but the odds are now stacked against the Australian crop exceeding average levels.

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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