Don't get complacent about disease in the dry

Gregor Heard
March 19 2019 - 2:00pm
Grant Hollaway, Agriculture Victoria plant pathologist, says farmers need to remain vigilant against the threat of crop disease this year.
Grant Hollaway, Agriculture Victoria plant pathologist, says farmers need to remain vigilant against the threat of crop disease this year.

IT MAY have been a dry start to 2019 but December rain has provided a green bridge of weeds and crop volunteers to provide a host for disease inoculum to build up on, so farmers should not be complacent about potential disease risk for the upcoming winter crop.

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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