Canola hit by seed shortage

Gregor Heard
Updated April 3 2017 - 12:42pm, first published 12:40pm
Farmers are looking to plant more hectares of canola this season but may not be able to, due to a shortage of certified seed.
Farmers are looking to plant more hectares of canola this season but may not be able to, due to a shortage of certified seed.

A NATIONAL shortage of certified canola seed, in particular for hybrid varieties, is threatening to put limits on what could potentially be a massive plant of the oilseed this year.

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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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