Drivers of Change

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Drivers of Change

• Sally Jones
• Farmer and Grazier
• Tabbita, NSW

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Uncertainty of water supply
Water allocations in the MIA, 1980-81 to 2007-08
Source Murrumbidgee Irrigation Ltd, Personal
Communication.
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World Population Growth
Source Hardin Tibbs, Personal Communication.
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Renewal?
Decline?
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Capability

• Steven Cave, Agronomist, MIA Rural Services
  Ivan Mitchell, Consultant on Biological Farming,
  Bioag Pty Ltd Brett Polkinghorne, Surveyor,
  Polkinghorne, Harrison and Longhurst Brett
  Kingston, Earthmover, Kingston Landformers Pty
  Ltd Michael Armstrong, Livestock Management and
  Excavation, MS SA Armstrong Gerard Higgins,
  Chief Pilot, Skycroppers Cameron Reid, Livestock
  Operations, C K Mustering Cameron Townsend,
  Livestock and Wool Agent, Elders Ltd Steven
  Garner, Shearing Contractor Jock Dunn, Sheep
  Scanning Service Ian Langridge, Harvesting and
  Yield Mapping, I M Langridge Contracting
  Phillip McLennan, Sowing Contractor, PR CM
  McLennan Murray Hall, Welder, Halls Mobile
  Fabrication Welding Chris Storrier,
  Ground-spraying Max Goldsby-Smith, Windrowing
  Paul Clancy, Grain Marketer, GRAINassist Mark
  Kearines, Contract Fencer, Kearines Fencing
  Contractors Bernie Connolly, Senior Manager
  Rural, Rabobank Geoffery Marin, Partner,
  Pinnacle Accounting Partners Barry Robertson,
  Metal Fabricator, B C Robertson Alister Watt,
  Water and Property Agent, Rawlinson and Brown
  Alan Wood, Trucking, Alan Wood Livestock
  Transport Gino Altin, Cement Fabrication, Bruno
  Altin Pty Ltd Bruce Foster, Manager Service
  Department, Griffith City Motors Greg Bodger, IT
  Specialist, West End Computers Harry Shaddock,
  Seed Grading Tony Pittari, Bed Shaping.

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Supply and demand balance?
Source Hardin Tibbs, Personal Communication.