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.

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. INVERT-ECO was engaged by W 295 PTY LTD ATF 295 UNIT TRUST to undertake a targeted survey for the Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis (GGE) and. It has a fragmented distribution and occurs predominantly in permanent pasture used for dairying. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. The Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis) is endemic to an area of approximately 40,000 ha in the western Strzelecki Ranges of south and west Gippsland, Victoria.

He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria.

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