Murray Irrigation Limited customer engagement officer Alli Haynes with Murray Local Land Services officer Kathleen Bartlett from Corowa at the Irrigation Farmers Network conference.
About 120 irrigation farmers from northern Victoria and the southern Riverina met for the Irrigation Farmers Network conference at Moama on Thursday, July 25.
Speakers covered a range of issues including fertiliser efficiency, marketing and consumer trends, summer crop options, issues in the cotton industry, fodder yields, innovative weed control and climate outlooks.
Emerald farmer Renee Anderson shared how the industry could cultivate understanding, trust and appreciation among consumers.
(From left) Karen Brisbane-Bullock from Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Renee Anderson from Emerald in Queensland, Yvette Williams from Murray Dairy and Nawshim Roja from Bangladesh. Nawshim is an animal husbandry student on placement with Murray Dairy.
Attending the conference were (from left) James Sandford from Deniliquin, Irrigation Farmers Network chief executive officer Charlie Aves, Cam Robertson from Finley and Tom Grant from Deniliquin.
Water Partners general manager Donna Mulcahy with business development manager Charlotte Bradshaw at the Irrigation Farmers Network conference.
