Farmers prepare to go into bat for glyphosate

Gregor Heard
Updated July 2 2020 - 9:20am, first published July 1 2020 - 6:50pm
Glyphosate as a whole has been in the news following Bayer's decision to settle court cases in the US brought against it for its glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup's role in causing the plaintiffs cancer.
Glyphosate as a whole has been in the news following Bayer's decision to settle court cases in the US brought against it for its glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup's role in causing the plaintiffs cancer.

AUSTRALIAN farmers are preparing to take a stronger advocacy role in defending the use of glyphosate, the nation's most popular herbicide, in the wake of Bayer's decision to settle thousands of court cases in the US.

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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