Insurers present five-point farm income protection wish list

Gregor Heard
October 29 2018 - 6:00pm
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says a range of government initiatives could boost farmer participation in multi peril crop insurance or farm income protection insurance.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says a range of government initiatives could boost farmer participation in multi peril crop insurance or farm income protection insurance.

WITH THE topic of farm income protection back in the spotlight, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has issued a release highlighting five measures it believes will improve the uptake of farm income and crop insurance for primary producers.

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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