Farmers keen on making hay

Gregor Heard
Updated March 23 2017 - 7:23am, first published 7:00am
Jade Hawker, sales manager at Claas Harvest Centre at Lake Bolac, says there is good interest in his company's Quadrant range of square balers.
Jade Hawker, sales manager at Claas Harvest Centre at Lake Bolac, says there is good interest in his company's Quadrant range of square balers.

THE CURRENT focus on diversification and risk management within cropping systems has seen farmers looking at hay as a rotational option in increasing numbers.

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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