Harvesters urged to have COVID movement plans in place

Gregor Heard
Updated September 9 2021 - 1:20pm, first published September 8 2021 - 8:52am
With harvest creeping up, Grain Producers Australia is urging growers and contractors to double check their plans regarding movement, especially over state borders.
With harvest creeping up, Grain Producers Australia is urging growers and contractors to double check their plans regarding movement, especially over state borders.

WITH COVID-19 state border restrictions still firmly in place and unlikely to ease any time soon, lobby group Grain Producers Australia is urging grain growers and harvest contractors to have a clear plan regarding logistics this harvest.

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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