Irrigation Research & Extension Committee Lifetime Achievement Award

In 2004, IREC instituted the Lifetime Achievement Award in Irrigation and the IREC Irrigators Hall of Fame.

The award recognises people who have contributed significantly to the advancement of irrigated agriculture in the Murrumbidgee Valley over many years. The efforts of these people have influenced the way that farming businesses operate, generate production and interact with their industry.

The Award will be granted as appropriate rather than on annual basis.

Clive Polkinghorne

• A distinguished career in surveying and irrigation development and design in the Murrumbidgee Valley for over 50 years.
• Designed farm plans and recyling systems for many large area farms
• Built a large and successful surveying business still operated today by his sons
• IREC Lifetime Achievement Award presented in 2007

A fuller account of Clive Polkinghorne's life and acievements can be read by downloading this pdf file

Marvin Amaro

• Pioneer grower of tomatoes, rockmelons, lettuce seed and maize in the Murrumbidgee Valley
• Innovator in irrrigation techniques
• Innovator in mechanisation
• Inaugural recipient of the IREC Lifetime Achievement Award

A fuller account of Marvin Amaro's life and acievements can be read by downloading this pdf file

Roy Sainty

• Horticultural farmer with a passion for knowledge and extension of research
• Churchill Fellow
• IREC Chairman for 21 years
• Instigator and President of many groups and associations

A fuller account of Roy Sainty's life and acievements can be read by downloading this pdf file

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