Timely rain boosts crop prospects in the south

Gregor Heard
Updated October 12 2017 - 3:46pm, first published 3:33pm
Jason Pymer's Bonito canola at Wonwondah, south of Horsham, is podding up well.
Jason Pymer's Bonito canola at Wonwondah, south of Horsham, is podding up well.

WHILE rain in the northern cropping zone is too late to be of optimum use, Victorian growers are celebrating a critical October rain which will bolster on-farm income across the State’s north-west by up to $300 million.

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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