What's
So Dam Funny?/ No Dam Cow
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| Dairying in the Mary Valley produces around 24 million
litres of milk per year. Damming this seems ludicrous when there is
a milk supply shortage and sustainability through local food production
is a growing consumer concern. The footprint of the proposed dam includes
a significant number of the Valley’s dairy farming properties,
most of which have been farmed for generations. As well as livestock
farming, the Valley’s rich alluvial soil sustains a range of
important micro crops. Farmers along the length of the Mary River
are concerned about security of water entitlements, operational restrictions,
and imposed increased costs of operations should the dam proceed. Data from Qld Dairy Farmers Organisation - submission to Federal Senate Enquiry April 2006 |
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