Blazing the snail trail

Gregor Heard
Updated June 14 2018 - 10:11am, first published June 9 2018 - 6:00pm
They're treated with bait here, but snails are a $200 million industry annually across the globe, driven by demand from countries such as Spain and France, where they are a popular delicacy.
They're treated with bait here, but snails are a $200 million industry annually across the globe, driven by demand from countries such as Spain and France, where they are a popular delicacy.

THE OLD saying one man’s trash is another man’s treasure has been borne out in a report on the humble snail.

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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