GPA chairman aggrieved at ag minister overriding selection panel recommendations for GRDC board

Gregor Heard
Updated November 3 2017 - 10:48am, first published 8:00am
Andrew Weidemann, Grain Producers Australia, says he feels the Ag Minister needs to respect the decisions of the selection panel in regards to GRDC board appointments.
Andrew Weidemann, Grain Producers Australia, says he feels the Ag Minister needs to respect the decisions of the selection panel in regards to GRDC board appointments.

GRAIN Producers Australia (GPA) chairman Andrew Weidemann said he felt the processes and governance involved at the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), which his organisation formally monitors, were robust enough to avoid an Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) style scandal.

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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