Lifting irrigated cropping profitabilty and water use efficiency

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A publication that highlights profitable and efficient irrigators

ICF, with the support of GRDC, has prepared 14 case studies of irrigators in the southern Murray-Darling Basin.

In spite of change and in spite of uncertainty, these irrigation businesses continue to invest in and develop production and management systems that can be viable at much lower water allocations than have historically been available. In doing so, these irrigators can achieve their financial and personal goals, ensure they are part of a vibrant community, and ensure their land is part of a sustainable irrigated agricultural landscape.

These case studies reveal that there is no silver bullet for change and uncertainty – no one enterprise, management technique or irrigation layout stands out from the rest. As one irrigator says, “many small efficiencies soon add up to one big one”.

With mentors like these, the next generation of Australia’s irrigators is in good hands.

Click here to read a summary of each case study and access the full story of each of these vibrant irrigation businesses.

Hard copies of the publication are available through ICF or GRDC.

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