Reducing header fire risk

Gregor Heard
Updated October 18 2016 - 2:19pm, first published 11:33am
Farmers need to be careful to avoid fires when harvesting lentil crops.
Farmers need to be careful to avoid fires when harvesting lentil crops.

THE GRAINS Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is running a series of workshops to give growers tips on how to minimise the risk of harvest fires.

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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