CBH takes notes on oats

Gregor Heard
Updated February 17 2017 - 9:58am, first published 9:53am
Blue Lake Milling relationship manager Lydia Rich says farmers have generated good returns from oat crops this harvest.
Blue Lake Milling relationship manager Lydia Rich says farmers have generated good returns from oat crops this harvest.

THE GROWING niche market opportunities for oats have seen WA-based agribusiness CBH increase its oat processing capacity, both through its Blue Lake Milling business in South Australia and Victoria and a new oat processing plant in Western Australia.

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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