Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Methodology

Farm performance in 2006-07

Irrigation infrastructure, management practices and intentions

Region profiles

Appendices

Farm profiles

Distributions of selected estimates

Survey methodology and definitions

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Acknowledgments

This report uses data collected in an ABARE survey of Murray-Darling Basin irrigation farms. This survey was voluntary and depended on the cooperation of farmers in providing information on farm operations. The survey would not have been possible without their full cooperation and assistance. The authors also wish to acknowledge comments provided on a draft of this report by ABARE colleagues Thilak Mallawaraachichi and Tim Goesch, and Colin Mues and David Poulter of the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. The survey was funded by the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.