Locusts at highest levels for eight years, but authorities say no cause for alarm

Gregor Heard
February 24 2021 - 6:30am
ON THE MARCH: Locusts numbers are rising in parts of eastern Australia.
ON THE MARCH: Locusts numbers are rising in parts of eastern Australia.

THE AUSTRALIAN Plague Locust Commission (APLC) is addressing concerns about building locust numbers by discussing management strategies for higher than average locust populations in meetings with state and local government representatives this week.

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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