Nth Qld farmers plan for water woes

By Lea Coghlan
April 27 2017 - 4:00am
MANAGING RISK: Multi-crop farmer Dennis Howe, Howe Farming, will consider removing poorer performing banana blocks if water allocations for the 2018 year are reduced.
MANAGING RISK: Multi-crop farmer Dennis Howe, Howe Farming, will consider removing poorer performing banana blocks if water allocations for the 2018 year are reduced.

NORTH Queensland Tableland irrigators like Dennis Howe, Howe Farming, are making plans to manage what could be the lowest water allocations in the Mareeba Dimbulah Scheme in more than 10 years, on the back of low levels in Tinaroo Dam.

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