Drought not ready to let go of grip - yet

Gregor Heard
Updated November 28 2019 - 5:33pm, first published 11:30am
The drought is unlikely to break this year, but there are better prospects for rain early in 2020.
The drought is unlikely to break this year, but there are better prospects for rain early in 2020.

DROUGHT stricken residents of eastern Australia will have to wait until at least the start of 2020 for relief from the big dry according to the latest Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) climate outlook.

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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