MPCI can play niche role but more work needed

Gregor Heard
Updated February 15 2017 - 1:15pm, first published 1:12pm
Bernard Lindsay, pictured front with staff Brad Jenkinson, back, and Max Golder, says multi-peril crop insurance has its merits, but also limitations in its current format.
Bernard Lindsay, pictured front with staff Brad Jenkinson, back, and Max Golder, says multi-peril crop insurance has its merits, but also limitations in its current format.

IT MAY now seem an unnecessary expense, given the season turned out to be a record-breaker, but Wimmera farmer Bernard Lindsay said he was pleased he took out multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) prior to planting.

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.

Get the latest SA news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.