Unlikely pairing developing Integrated Pest Management benefits

Gregor Heard
May 13 2019 - 1:00pm
Paul Horne, IPM Technologies, with aphids used as part of a demonstration at a workshop in Horsham recently.
Paul Horne, IPM Technologies, with aphids used as part of a demonstration at a workshop in Horsham recently.

AT FIRST glance it seems like an oxymoron, an international crop protection giant hosting a series of workshops by a team of integrated pest management (IPM) specialists who focus on coming up with methods to cut insecticide use.

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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