Farmer lobby groups in charge of monitoring GRDC agree change is needed but disagree on what needs to happen

Gregor Heard
November 6 2017 - 11:00am
Grower groups agree on the positives of change at GRDC level but have differing views on the best way to achieve this,
Grower groups agree on the positives of change at GRDC level but have differing views on the best way to achieve this,

THE TWO MEN chairing the farmer lobby groups in charge of monitoring the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) have both said changes to the GRDC’s structure are necessary to improve the organisation’s efficiency, but have differing views on what the changes required are.

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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