GrainCorp numbers highlight depth of east coast drought

Gregor Heard
Updated November 7 2018 - 10:40am, first published November 6 2018 - 1:00pm
Avoca district farmer John Field in a paddock of Trojan wheat sown by son Chris into vetch hay stubble. Mr Field said the extra moisture had allowed the crop to fill well.
 "It looks like it should have reasonable potential," he said.
Avoca district farmer John Field in a paddock of Trojan wheat sown by son Chris into vetch hay stubble. Mr Field said the extra moisture had allowed the crop to fill well. "It looks like it should have reasonable potential," he said.

HORROR receival figures into the GrainCorp storage network highlight the depth of the drought in Australia’s north-eastern cropping zone.

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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