WA wheatbelt cops a welcome soaking

Gregor Heard
May 9 2021 - 9:30am
It was nice weather for ducks in Western Australia this week. Photo: File.
It was nice weather for ducks in Western Australia this week. Photo: File.

EXPECTATIONS about the upcoming winter crop are rising in Western Australia with recent rain through much of the state's cropping belt cementing what is being described as one of the best starts to the planting season in recent memory.

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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