Harvest fire schemes working, but uncertainty over total fire ban calls

Gregor Heard
Updated December 8 2020 - 1:49pm, first published December 7 2020 - 2:18pm
Regular blow-downs of the harvester can help reduce the risk of fires.
Regular blow-downs of the harvester can help reduce the risk of fires.

WHILE voluntary harvest fire management protocols have generally been well accepted by grain growers this year there have still been controversies, particularly in the total fire ban (TFB) system.

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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