Fingers crossed that northern rainband delivers on current promise after good falls in the south

Gregor Heard
February 3 2020 - 7:00pm
Farmers near Mt Arapiles in Victoria will look to bank some of the 50mm that fell over the weekend by controlling summer weeds.
Farmers near Mt Arapiles in Victoria will look to bank some of the 50mm that fell over the weekend by controlling summer weeds.

THE BIG rainband that swept over South Australia and Victoria over the weekend delivered in spades in many regions but the focus now turns to northern Australia where inland areas such as south-west Queensland and northern NSW could receive up to 150mm over the next eight days.

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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