Summer and spring crops do well in HRZ

Gregor Heard
January 29 2018 - 12:00pm
Wombelano farmer Mark Jarvis with a forage sorghum crop towering over his head.
Wombelano farmer Mark Jarvis with a forage sorghum crop towering over his head.

HIGH rainfall zones in western Victoria and south-east South Australia are a hive of activity at present, months after the traditional harvest finished, with farmers either harvesting or preparing to harvest spring or early summer crops, such as barley, chickpeas and safflower.

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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