SA desal plant returns to normal operating mode after key role in Water for Fodder program 7 Aug After production was temporarily increased to contribute to the Water for Fodder program, the Adelaide Desalination Plant will return to its … Read more
‘Major changes’ required to improve water trading in the Murray-Darling Basin 31 Jul Major changes are needed to create open, fair and efficient water trading in the Murray-Darling Basin, the Australian Competition and Consumer … Read more
New CSIRO initiative helps get ‘more crop per drop’ for Australian farmers 29 Jun A new partnership between CSIRO and agricultural technology company Goanna Ag will help maximise every drop of irrigation water used to grow … Read more
Queensland irrigators bid on Rookwood Weir water 29 Jun In a much anticipated event for central Queensland irrigators, farmers were able to begin bidding for water from Rookwood Weir last week.
New report shows Australia’s cotton industry has cut water use 11 May Producing a bale of cotton in Australia now takes 48% less water, 34% less land and 97% less insecticides than in 1992, according to a recent … Read more
Finding the sweet spot for water management in the Lower Burdekin 22 Jul Since the first small paddock of sugar cane was planted on the Burdekin flood plain in 1875, the area just south of Townsville has grown to … Read more
