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The Economics of Irrigation Change

CottonInfo Season 3 Episode 8

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In this special pod recording live from the 2024 Australian Cotton Conference hear from CottonInfo’s Technical Lead for Energy & Climate Jon Welsh about his recent analysis of costings & economics associated with irrigation conversion projects at two very different cotton farming operations in NSW, as well as the farm managers who oversaw the changes - Ben Kirkby and Darren Eather.

CottonInfo Resources:

  • "Norwood" Grower Case Study: find out more about the farm team at "Norwood" near Moree, that undertook siphon to bay and rollover bankless irrigation conversion.
  • "Bellevue" Grower Case Study: find out more about the farm team at "Bellevue" near Narrabri, that undertook siphon to small-pipe-through-the-bank irrigation conversion.