Irrigation
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Tasmanian irrigation scheme raises ire of north-west farmers
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North-west Tasmanian farmers say they have not been properly consulted about an irrigation pipeline that will be built on their properties.
Topics: irrigation, smithton-7330
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NQ canegrowers say electricity prices are too high to afford to irrigate their crops image
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Topics: irrigation, sugar, townsville-4810, cairns-4870
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Ergon's Queensland electricity price hike unjustified, report says
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A Queensland's sugar industry report warns that the pain from increasing electricity prices under a new tariff proposal is almost guaranteed.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, agribusiness, industry, federal-government, irrigation, sugar, bundaberg-4670, brisbane-4000
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Ruralco granted trading halt, announces water business acquisitions image
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ASX-listed agribusiness Ruralco Holdings Limited is emerging as a key player in the nation's irrigation and water services.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-marketing, irrigation, water-supply, stockmarket
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Ruralco granted trading halt, announces water business acquisitions
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ASX-listed agribusiness Ruralco Holdings Limited is emerging as a key player in the nation's irrigation and water services.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-marketing, irrigation, water-supply, stockmarket, somerset-7322, tas, renmark-5341, mildura-3500
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Labor drafting Murray-Darling Basin Plan changes to deliver extra environmental water
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The Federal Opposition is drafting Murray-Darling Basin Plan amendments, to guarantee delivery an extra 450 gigalitres of water for the environment.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, agricultural-policy, water, agribusiness, water-management, irrigation, fruit, rice, vegetables, dairy-production, parliament-house-2600, wagga-wagga-2650, renmark-5341, leeton-2705, hay-2711, coleambally-2707, deniliquin-2710, brewarrina-2839, bourke-2840, warren-2824, griffith-2680, mildura-3500, murray-bridge-5253, swan-hill-3585, wodonga-3690, albury-2640
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Solar irrigation pump image
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Topics: irrigation, solar-energy, childers-4660
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Solar panels power irrigation image
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Topics: irrigation, solar-energy, childers-4660
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Solar panels Thorpdale image
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Topics: irrigation, solar-energy, thorpdale-3835
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Irrigators switch to solar to reduce power costs
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Farmers across Australia make the switch to solar powered irrigation pumps to reduce power costs.
Topics: irrigation, solar-energy, thorpdale-3835, childers-4660
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Unrestricted pumping declared for Carnarvon farmers
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Farmers in Carnarvon have been quick to act on the Department of Water's decision to allow unrestricted pumping.
Topics: rural, rivers, irrigation, bananas, carnarvon-6701
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Blocked irrigation, missed opportunity
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A north-west Queensland grazier says having his Flinders River irrigation application blocked is an opportunity gone begging.
Topics: irrigation, pasture, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, water-supply, water-management, water, richmond-4822, julia-creek-4823
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The irrigation bore on Sutherland station image
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Topics: irrigation, richmond-4822, julia-creek-4823
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Money set to flow from Commonwealth's $2 billion water loan scheme
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The Federal Government's $2 billion National Water Infrastructure Loan Facility is open for business.
Topics: rural, irrigation, water-management, dams-and-reservoirs, kununurra-6743, townsville-4810, darwin-0800
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Farmers pleased to see WA's Gascoyne River flow
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The Gascoyne River is flowing and reaches the coastal farming town of Carnarvon.
Topics: rural, agricultural-crops, irrigation, rivers, carnarvon-6701
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Ord River irrigation project put on hold in favour of Katherine agribusinesses
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One of the Federal Government's priority projects for developing Northern Australia is put on the backburner by the NT Government, which will instead focus on developing agribusinesses in the Katherine region.
Topics: federal---state-issues, irrigation, nt
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Government grant for irrigation project on Roebuck Plains Station near Broome
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An Indigenous organisation has received $250,000 to start up an irrigation project on Roebuck Plains Station near Broome.
Topics: rural, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, beef-cattle, irrigation, broome-6725
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Murray-Darling communities could wait until 2026 for review of basin plan
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The Murray-Darling Basin Authority will wait until 2026 before reviewing the basin plan's impact on southern communities.
Topics: irrigation, water-management, murray-darling-basin, regional, griffith-2680, leeton-2705, deniliquin-2710, mildura-3500, loxton-5333
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Irrigators test the waters with new app
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A new mobile app for the country's vegetable industry gives growers more information to help their irrigation strategy.
Topics: vegetables, irrigation, longford-7301, cressy-7302
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Wellington Dam desalination plan to boost local agriculture
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The Barnett Government hopes a private sector-led project diverting flows from the Collie River and using desalination will help boost agricultural production in WA's south west.
Topics: irrigation, water-management, collie-6225
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Warren Mayor welcomes restructure funds image
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Topics: irrigation, local-government, community-development, warren-2824
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Northern basin towns get economic relief from buybacks
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Warren mayor Rex Wilson welcomes funds to counter Murray-Darling Basin Plan buyback economic pain.
Topics: irrigation, murray-darling-basin, community-development, warren-2824, bourke-2840
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New CEO of Irrigators Steve Whan says he will consult widely
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The National Irrigators Council's new boss Steve Whan says he will lobby hard in Canberra and beyond.
Topics: agricultural-policy, agricultural-crops, government-and-politics, irrigation, queanbeyan-2620, canberra-2600, nsw
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Richard Luxton, Barry Coulter and John Pudney speak about a Top End dam. Audio
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Farmer Richard Luxton, former politician Barry Coulter and John Pudney from Power and Water discuss a new dam to meet Darwin's future water needs.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, regional-development, dams-and-reservoirs, water, water-supply, irrigation, community-development, agricultural-crops, environmental-impact, darwin-0800
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Power, water and traffic concerns won't change plans for $80 million Chinese winery
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Sunraysia winery, Zilzie Wines, pledges not to escalate its objection to new winery in Victoria's north-west.
Topics: viticulture, community-development, urban-development-and-planning, water-supply, irrigation, red-cliffs-3496, mildura-3500
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