The results of this project show that there is considerable scope for improving the water use efficiency of fruit production in Australia.

* Focus on Southern Rural Water * New sustainable irrigation program * Project update * PRD makes Top 100

Approximately 65% of water extracted for irrigation in Northern Victoria and over 30% in the NSW Murray Valley is applied to pastures.

It is widely understood that irrigation development results in deep percolation past the rootzone, which recharges the groundwater.

Polyacrylamide (PAM) has been sold in the United States since 1995 for reducing irrigation-induced erosion and enhancing infiltration.