US Midwest freezes in polar vortex as we swelter

Gregor Heard
Updated April 15 2019 - 12:01pm, first published February 1 2019 - 5:30pm
The deceptively calm and peaceful Chicago skyline this week, as temperatures there dipped to -31 degrees. Photo: Victoria Gehrig.
The deceptively calm and peaceful Chicago skyline this week, as temperatures there dipped to -31 degrees. Photo: Victoria Gehrig.

FOR MOST of us sweltering through a record-breaking summer, which has seen maximum temperatures of close to 50 degrees in parts of South Australia, NSW and Victoria, the chance to jet off to somewhere cool has immense appeal.

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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