Looking to build resilience not rely on drought handouts

Gregor Heard
Updated November 20 2019 - 11:39am, first published November 15 2019 - 5:47pm
Federal government drought resilience plan consultative committee members Caroline Welsh and Kate Andrews in Horsham earlier this week.
Federal government drought resilience plan consultative committee members Caroline Welsh and Kate Andrews in Horsham earlier this week.

IF LAH, north of Warracknabeal, farmer David Drage had his way, the Federal Government's drought resilience funding plan would be extended and current drought support scrapped.

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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