Quality concerns as further bad weather threatens winter crop

Gregor Heard
December 6 2023 - 6:30am
Rain has delayed harvest and baling programs in regions like the west Wimmera, with this baling set up south of Kaniva laid up due to heavy rainfall. Photo by Gregor Heard.
Rain has delayed harvest and baling programs in regions like the west Wimmera, with this baling set up south of Kaniva laid up due to heavy rainfall. Photo by Gregor Heard.

Farmers through southern NSW, Victoria and southern SA will be working feverishly to harvest as much grain as possible prior to the onset of another rain bearing low pressure trough from Friday night onwards.

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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