From dust storms to floods in just four hours

Gregor Heard
August 21 2019 - 2:00pm
The wet winter in parts of the Western District is borne out by the table, showing the wettest May 1 - August 20 rainfall on record for Westmere, in the heart of the Western District's grain growing area.
The wet winter in parts of the Western District is borne out by the table, showing the wettest May 1 - August 20 rainfall on record for Westmere, in the heart of the Western District's grain growing area.

IT MAY be the smallest mainland state but in spite of its compact size different parts of Victoria are experiencing vastly different seasonal conditions.

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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