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
Drought driving high water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin 22 Jul Neal Hughes is a senior economist at the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). This article is … Read more
$2 billion irrigation project to deliver 429 GL in water savings 23 Apr Innovation is key to the success of Australia’s largest irrigation modernisation project, which is on track to achieve 429 GL of water savings … Read more
Autonomous drones could make irrigation more water efficient 6 Mar Drones equipped with microwave sensing technology could help farmers improve their irrigation practices and reduce water use.
$55 million deal to protect Murray-Darling swamp from irrigation 24 Jan Not-for-profit organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and investment firm Tiverton Agriculture have joined forces to protect one of the … Read more