Irrigators in the Murray Darling river basin have begun hitting back against their widespread depiction in the media as the cause of the destruction of the Murray River. Olympian Stephanie Rice, sponsored by SunRice, has joined a group called Water4Food to promote the value of irrigation in securing our food supply. Ex-president of the National Farmers Federation, Peter Corish told the lobby group’s national conference that irrigators are being treated like common criminals. He said he is not opposed to the government’s buy back scheme or moves to increase water efficiency, but he thinks that farmers need to rebuild their image.
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