IN HER time as Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford has absorbed reams of information about the industry and can quickly give you the low-down on the critical issues confronting rural and regional areas.
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However, within her education about all matters agricultural there had been little time for practical training.
Ms Pulford had the chance to put theory into practice on Friday when she took the reins of Murra Warra farmer and Victorian Farmers Federation president David Jochinke’s header.
After a day of consultations with the federation and other rural groups in the Wimmera, Ms Pulford got the chance to join the ranks of those who have been smashing the hectares this season.
The paddock had been severely frosted, which meant it had not been a pressing priority for Mr Jochinke.
“The quality is not great so we have left it while we did other things,” he said.
“We are just going to get it into bags and try to market it later.”
After a nervy start Ms Pulford acquitted herself well, managing to take off a couple of runs of the wheat without incident.
Gregor Heard
National grains writer for Fairfax Agricultural Media.
National grains writer for Fairfax Agricultural Media.
