Farmers reporting high loads of septoria tritic blight in the Wimmera in Victoria

Gregor Heard
August 24 2017 - 7:00am
Wet conditions in the Wimmera have led to the re-emergence of septoria tritici blight.
Wet conditions in the Wimmera have led to the re-emergence of septoria tritici blight.

FARMERS in the Victorian Wimmera and the Upper South East of South Australia are set to be confronted with a fungal disease they have not seen at damaging levels since the 1970s.

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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