Australia’s forgotten farming genius – Headlie Taylor | Landline | ABC Australia

From the stump-jump plough to mechanical sheep shears, Australia can boast an impressive list of world-class inventions that have come from the land. But one story that's not so well known is how a New South Wales wheat farmer came up with an idea that revolutionised the global grain industry.

A century ago, Headlie Taylor devised a new type of harvester that snipped rather than stripped ripened crops. The innovation was taken up around the world, revolutionising global farming and helping to feed the world. But few Australians know him.

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