Massive day for grain receival sites ahead of rain

Gregor Heard
Updated November 30 2017 - 9:04pm, first published 2:15pm
The lights of the GrainCorp Natimuk receival site in Victoria's Wimmera cut a ghostly glow through the dark on Wednesday evening.
The lights of the GrainCorp Natimuk receival site in Victoria's Wimmera cut a ghostly glow through the dark on Wednesday evening.

GRAIN receival sites through Victoria, South Australia and southern New South Wales had a hectic day on Wednesday, working deep into the night as farmers worked feverishly to get off as much crop as possible before forecast heavy rain.

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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