tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post301575238394189438..comments2023-11-24T17:22:49.598+11:00Comments on Sweet Wayfaring: The dry land flourishesJoan Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-30468582885553457952010-01-14T17:52:11.017+11:002010-01-14T17:52:11.017+11:00Letty, rice coming up tomorrow I think.
Julie, I ...Letty, rice coming up tomorrow I think.<br /><br />Julie, I knew the water would get you stirring. It's not so much the use of water that bothers me but paying the right price for it, for having the right infrastructure that doesn't squander water, for mitigating ecological effects. The productivity of this region with its combination of sun and water is astounding... this trip gave me a real appreciation of that aspect of the argument. It feeds our nation, it powers our economy. <br /><br />Much of our land, including the cities would not be viable without water in dams and irrigation and the water would otherwise just flow to the sea. But if we were paying the right price with due concern for those downstream would water intensive crops like rice and cotton be grown?Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-9189245050705034792010-01-14T16:51:53.153+11:002010-01-14T16:51:53.153+11:00Go Julie - Go Julie!!
The thing I don't get is...Go Julie - Go Julie!!<br />The thing I don't get is that around this part of the country they grow rice??freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-35324654108675402682010-01-14T09:31:44.362+11:002010-01-14T09:31:44.362+11:00So it could have been part of the soldier-settler ...So it could have been part of the soldier-settler scheme.<br /><br />Now the problem that I see here is that the land is still not viable EXCEPT for the water. And it is the water that is becoming scarce. As you say, the channels are brimful, but that is because of the use of allocations and the locking up of water. If the rivers were to run freely again, this land would crumble.<br /><br />The ongoing dialogue this country would benefit from is about population. No longer should it be "populate or perish". If the resources required are too great and if the impact on the natural world is too permanent, then people should not be allowed to farm land that cannot support them except with government subsidies.<br /><br />Maybe I should shut up now ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.com