4 IREC Farmers' Newsletter No. 198 — Spring 2017 4 IREC Farmers' Newsletter No. 198 — Spring 2017 Administration & Advertising The IREC Farmers' Newsletter is published by the Irrigation Research & Extension Committee. The magazine is delivered in an electronic format exclusively to members of IREC. If you wish to become a member either contact the IREC office or join via the IREC website. Businesses and organisations interested in advertising in the IREC Farmers' Newsletter should contact the IREC office. IREC Office Manager: Hayley Wordsworth IREC, Lot 255, Research Station Road, Griffith NSW 2680 P: 02 6963 0936 • M: 0418 402 197 E: [email protected] Editorial The IREC Farmers' Newsletter welcomes all suggestions and contributions for articles from irrigators, advisors and researchers in government and commercial sectors. If you have suggestions for articles or wish to contribute an article please contact the Editor. Please submit articles for the next edition, Autumn 2018, to the editor by February 2018. The Editor: Lucy Kealey IREC, Lot 255, Research Station Road, Griffith NSW 2680 M: 0417 043 982 E: [email protected] Design & Production Leysa Flores Email: [email protected] Web: www.leysafloresdesign.com.au Photography Cover: Daisy and Matt Toscan of Cavaso Farming, Darlington Point. Cavaso Farming is the Monsanto Cotton Grower of the Year for 2017. PHOTO: Virginia Tapscott Inside: Unless indicated otherwise, photographs in this publication are the work or property of the author of the article in which the photo appears. Disclaimer Articles contributed to the IREC Farmers' Newsletter are prepared by experts or professionals in their field or by persons with extensive experience in the subject area. Accordingly, these articles are accepted in good faith as being the most relevant and accurate information available at the time of publication. Information contained within this newsletter has not been independently verified or peer reviewed, and advice is given at the reader's risk. Products or services may be identified by proprietary or trade names to help readers to identify particular types of products but this is not nor intended to be an endorsement or recommendation of any product, manufacturer or service provider. ISSN 0467 - 5282