Australia ‘back to the 80s’ without glyphosate

Gregor Heard
August 18 2018 - 12:00pm
James Hunt, LaTrobe University, says glyphosate has been important in the development of the no-till farming systems which have slowed soil erosion in cropping regions over the past 30 years.
James Hunt, LaTrobe University, says glyphosate has been important in the development of the no-till farming systems which have slowed soil erosion in cropping regions over the past 30 years.

THE LEADER of one of Australia’s peak grain grower bodies has said if Australia were to follow the Brazilian lead and suspend the use of the herbicide glyphosate it would ‘send the industry back to the 1980s’.

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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