Wetter than average winter for MDB, SA but west to miss out

Gregor Heard
Updated May 31 2021 - 4:57pm, first published 4:00pm
MILD NIGHTS: Winter nights are forecast to be slightly warmer than average this year according to the BOM.
MILD NIGHTS: Winter nights are forecast to be slightly warmer than average this year according to the BOM.

THE BUREAU of Meteorology (BOM) has the odds firmly in favour of a wetter than average winter over key cropping regions in inland NSW and South Australia, but the chances are far less favourable in WA's cropping belt.

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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