Bayer job cuts no concern for Aussie grain growers

Gregor Heard
December 10 2018 - 12:00pm
Bayer will continue with its crop science division as a key platform of its business, but will unload its animal health platform as part of a restructure.
Bayer will continue with its crop science division as a key platform of its business, but will unload its animal health platform as part of a restructure.

GRAIN Producers Australia (GPA) chairman Andrew Weidemann said he was not concerned at Bayer slashing over 12,000 jobs, including 4100 in its crop science division, as a result of its buy-out of Monsanto.

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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