27.10.09Irrigation Fundamentals§ Buying irrigation licenses by the Federal Government will do nothing for our rivers, it will only limit agricultural production when water is plentiful.§ Irrigation licenses grant the right to extract water only when allocations are made.§ When water is short there are no, or very limited allocations.§ Our rainfall (and run-off) is highly … Continue reading Irrigation Fundamentals →

"What a funny world!1) The central unique physical characteristic of Australia is massive rainfall variability.2) Consequently, 'available water' is largely a consequence of efficient storage.3) Huge rainfall is occurring in Northern NSW and South-east Queensland.4) We are in the midst of the biggest infrastructure spend in Australia's history.5) The planning does not include a single … Continue reading Infrastructure →

Thursday 28 May, 2009 - 21:27 by David BoydIrrigated agriculture contributes approximately 25 per cent of the gross value of Australian agricultural production, 3% of GDP, 22% of exports, but only uses 0.4 per cent of Australia’s farming area (Source: CSIRO, 2006)Australia utilises about 8% of its available water for industry, agriculture and support of … Continue reading Irrigation Facts →

Letter in SMH 30.05.09Saturday 30 May, 2009 - 07:25 by David Boyd in IrrigationSolution flows from fewer licences and more damsMay 30, 2009There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of the cause of our record low river flows, particularly in the Murray-Darling, and buying back water licences won't fix it ("River rescue deal leaves NSW … Continue reading Irrigation-Letter In SMH →

IrrigationWednesday 18 March, 2009 - 09:50 by David BoydThere seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of the cause of our record low river flows, particularly in the Murray/Darling; and buying back water licenses simply won't fix it!Take a look at the Murray Darling Basin Authority website and the graph showing record low run-off into the … Continue reading Irrigation Misunderstandings →