Sunraysia water risk rises as plantings grow in supply crisis

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GROWTH in plantings of oranges, grapes and almonds continued across Sunraysia last year, as water authorities grappled with how to provide water to the crops. Dr Ben Dyer of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority told farmers last month the “large amount of permanent horticulture” planted in the region, combined with impacts of climate change, could lead […]

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