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Final Report 7 – Project plans

Irrigation Futures of the Goulburn Broken Catchment The Goulburn Broken Catchment is known as the food bowl of Australia. It covers 2.4 million hectares and has a population of around 200,000 people (Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2005). Irrigated agriculture is a major business engine in the Goulburn Broken region, producing more than $1.2 billion at the farm gate in 2001-2002 from about 280,000 hectares of irrigated agricultural land. Investment in on-farm and processing (more)...

Final Report 6 – Scenario planning for individuals and businesses

Irrigation Futures of the Goulburn Broken Catchment The Goulburn Broken Catchment is known as the food bowl of Australia. It covers 2.4 million hectares and has a population of around 200,000 people (Department of Sustainability and Environment 2005). Irrigated agriculture is a major business engine in the Goulburn Broken region, producing more than $1.2 billion at the farm gate in 2001-2002 from about 280,000 hectares of irrigated agricultural land. Investment in on-farm and processing (more)...

Final Report 5 – Scenario implications for catchment management

The Goulburn Broken Catchment is known as the food bowl of Australia. It covers 2.4 million hectares and has a population of around 200,000 people (Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2005). Irrigated agriculture is a major business engine in the Goulburn Broken region, producing more than $1.2 billion at the farm gate in 2001-2002 from about 280,000 hectares of irrigated agricultural land. Investment in on-farm and processing infrastructure is about A$100 million per annum (Michael Young (more)...

Looking to the farm business

approaches to managing native grassland in south-eastern Australia

Irrigation Insights 8 Scenarios of the future: Irrigation in the Goulburn Broken Region

This report, entitled Scenarios of the future, describes four plausible scenarios, developed for this project, of how the future might unfold. It explores the likely impacts of those scenarios for regional business, communities and the environment. It considers how those groups might respond to challenges and opportunities. It also explores the implications for major regional agencies associated with irrigated agriculture, and illustrates how those agencies are implementing their responses. Finally, it (more)...

Irrigation Risk Management - Rice Farmer's Kit

Tailoring water entitlement to suit your business

The kit provides case studies and structured worksheets for you to record your own figures in the kit framework. This should provide a pathway through the many decisions you must make in settling on the ‘right’ level of entitlement for your irrigation business. You will need to keep reviewing your decisions at least once every season.

Irrigation Risk Management - Dairy Farmer's Kit

Tailoring water entitlement to suit your business

The kit provides case studies and structured worksheets for you to record your own figures in the kit framework. This should provide a pathway through the many decisions you must make in settling on the ‘right’ level of entitlement for your irrigation business. You will need to keep reviewing your decisions at least once every season.