Drain on small farms: Water policy backs big business and almonds, researcher says

Sunraysia Daily

WATER policies that have allowed a rapid expansion in horticulture industries, including almonds in Sunraysia, are putting family farms at risk in upstream regions of the Murray River, a senior water researcher says.Australia Institute senior water researcher Maryanne Slattery on Tuesday said there was a very real possibility the dairy industry would be lost in the […]

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