Impressive #aerobic #rice yields this year across our commercial trial bays. Our best aerobic rice bay did 14t/ha (one we walked through during field day). Back to Back aerobic rice managed 13.3 t/ha. In comparison traditionally ponded rice did an average of 13.3 t/ha across our…

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Growing maize or considering it? Here's a local farm walk demonstrating tillage equipment.
#irrigatedgrains Southern Farming Sys Southern Growers Riverine Plains IREC MaizeAust

5 years ago today...
As over 100 people from across the #MurrayDarling Basin prepare to attend the MD Basin Authority Basin Leadership Summit in Sydney next week, I sincerely hope we can focus on what unites us for a brighter future for our #environment , #communities & industries.

NSW agriculture is a vital player in global food security. Efficient irrigation practices boost crop yields, creating a reliable and abundant food supply chain here and abroad.

VIC Basin deal should clear the deck for funding of new SDLAM projects in sth states as promised by Tanya Plibersek in #BasinPlan amendments last year, plenty of buyback alternatives to implement collecting dust, more progress and transparency needed #auspol ⏰ ⏰ ⏰

Today’s #BasinPlan news suggests the stalemate btw Tanya Plibersek & Harriet Shing MP has softened with agreement to fund VIC’s SDLAM projects. This crucial step is a win-win for Basin communities & must open the door for more projects like this irrigators.org.au/vic-basin-deal…

Irrigation farming in Australia is all about using water efficiently to grow the crops that put food on our tables and clothes on our backs.

Ground-breaking research set to redefine cotton irrigation 🌱

Introducing... a new algorithm, explained by Dr Alison McCarthy!

More info: bit.ly/3OPxwJa.

@cottonresearch l @goannaag l Smarter Irrigation for Profit l Centre for Agricultural Engineering l CSIRO

Farmers' water access is adjusted every year for the weather conditions. When a drought is coming, water allocations can drop to nothing so rivers keep flowing, leaving farmers to sit out the season.

and a shout out to all the people who work on those irrigation farms. The lifeblood of so many communities.

Politics showed regional communities are less important by passing the water amendment bill. Over recovered water won't deliver the 450 objectives but could lessen social disadvantage in the Macquarie & Gwydir if returned to where it should be under the Basin Plan. NSW Irrigators' Council

It was a great Good Friday for our Program Lead Janelle who volunteered her time at the Cotton Australia stand at the Sydney Royal Easter Show ☀️ Janelle was incredibly impressed with the questions from show patrons and the level of interest in Australian grown cotton 🌱

For the ACT Green’s Water Minister to claim progress on the Basin Plan has been too slow, when he is personally responsible for the ACTs failure to return one drop of water to date, is about as hypocritical as it comes.

NSW irrigation farmers don’t just water crops. They employ the latest science and technology to get the most out of every drop and contribute billions of dollars to the local and national economy.

Except where they change the rules, compulsory acquisition, also no clarity on any possible compensation!

They have 5 billion litres more than they need from the Gwydir too, taking this water impacted education, social disadvantage and health. Taking jobs from those already disadvantaged will not close the gap. It just makes things worse Macq Food & Fibre Mark Coulton

On International Women’s Day, The Nationals have selected two strong women to represent our Party on the NSW Senate ticket.

Shoutout to all of the hardworking irrigation farmers for turning water into the food we eat and the clothes we wear

Today on International Women's Day we highlight some of the contributions women are making to water research here at DPI. Sarah works with cotton growers to benchmark water productivity. Find out more about the work being done. bit.ly/NSWDPICottonWa…