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Wealth from Water

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**Current Workshops**
Field Day on Drip Irrigation for Field Crops, Vineyards and Orchards 18 May at Ross
Global Markets & Building Supply Chains 31 May at Oatlands

New modules
Dairy Conversions and Dairy Farming in Tasmania
Farm Forestry Enterprises
Demonstration of the prototype Enterprise Suitability Mapping products that are currently in development

New Fact Sheets
Crop rules for growing in Tasmania - Suitability guides - factors for assisting in site selection in Tasmania
New fact sheets include: growing Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Hazelnuts and Onions
Waterlogging in soil

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The Tasmanian Government's Wealth from Water Pilot Program aims to assist farmers and potential investors to develop their irrigation businesses and help make the transition to growing the high-value crops best suited to their area. The Pilot is pioneering new ways for providing soil, climate and enterprise suitability information, as well as market and business planning support.

Wealth from Water is a two-year, $2.15 million pilot program that commenced in November 2010. Two case studies are now underway as part of the Pilot. One is the 45,000 hectare Meander Valley Irrigation Scheme. The other covers 27,000 hectares of the new Midlands Irrigation Scheme around Tunbridge, Woodbury, York Plains, Nala and Andover.

New technology is being used to classify land according to its suitability for various agricultural enterprises. Landowners and potential investors will be able to access comprehensive soil, climate, crop and enterprise information. This will be complemented by farm business planning tools, the latest market information and market opportunity workshops. The information provided aims to help reduce potential production, financial and environmental risks from irrigation development.

Ultimately the information and tools being developed by Wealth from Water should be useful for irrigation districts right across Tasmania.

	Enterprise Suitability Toolkit Enterprise Suitability Maps will assist farmers and potential investors to answer the question “what can I grow where?”
	Farm Business Planning Tools Gross Margin Analysis templates allow comparisons to be made between potential enterprises and to assist with the question, “how profitable are my potential enterprise options?”. The business overheads can be taken into account using the Designing a Successful Business template and put into a broader context by using the Financial Management Property Planning Module.
	Market Information Portal It can be time consuming to look at multiple sources to find data on market prices and trends. To make this task easier, the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, with support from the Wealth from Water Pilot Program, now provides a one-stop-shop for this sort of information. This ‘web portal’ links to the latest market information on key enterprises.
	Market Opportunities Market research reports are available on the crops being mapped for enterprise suitability along with information on understanding how markets work and taking new products to market. FOODmap explains structures and distribution channels within the domestic fresh food market. These products will further assist with the questions “what can I sell?” and “how do I sell it?”.
	Irrigation Technology and Farm Management Information The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculturec(TIA) is leading a range of landholder extension activities on irrigation technology and practices. TIA is complementing the work already being undertaken by various private, community and government organisations to support sustainable irrigation practices.
	Regional Profiles Regional Profiles provide potential investors with an overview of an irrigation-prepared local area, including demographic, climatic and infrastructure information, along with commentary on potential returns from farming activities. A Regional Profile will be prepared for each Wealth from Water study area in consultation with local government and other stakeholders.
	Irrigation Development in Tasmania Tasmanian Irrigation is the single Tasmanian Government irrigation entity responsible for irrigation development and operation. Tasmanian Irrigation is taking a suite of new projects from feasibility assessment through to the construction and operational stages and it operates existing irrigation developments.

Contact Us

Ashley Bastock
Manager, Wealth from Water Program
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Local call: 1300 368 550
Email: wfwp@dpipwe.tas.gov.au

Wealth for Water is a partnership between:

Three images - Tas Govt logo, UTAS and TIAR

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association and Tasmanian Irrigation Pty Ltd are represented on the Steering Committee.

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