Table A2.7 Types of irrigators who modernised on-farm infrastructure: Farm type % who had modernised since 2008 % who had % who had % who had % who had % who had % who had % who had % who had % who had % who had modernised modernised modernised modernised modernised modernised modernised modernised modernised modernised since 2008, by since 2008, by since 2008, by 2008, by since 2008, by since 2008, by since 2008, by since 2008, by 2008, by since 2008, by farm type farm type farm type farm type farm type farm type farm type farm type farm type farm type Beef /sheep Grain/ Mixed Dairy Rice Fruit/nut Wine grape Vegetable Other n oilseed/ growers growers growers cotton excluding wine grapes Murray Darling Basin irrigators 39% 56% 65% 66% 85% 61% 41% 78% 46% 470 Irrigators outside Basin 42% 65% 57% 72% 33% 56% 52% 67% 50% 400 Irrigators living in off-farm SRWUIP region 45% 62% 68% 72% 82% 70% 65% 67% 42% 190 Intends to upgrade/modernise in next 1-2 62% 76% 84% 76% 100% 81% 82% 82% 100% 90 years Intends to upgrade/modernise in next 3-5 51% 63% 76% 93% 82% 83% 40% 77% 83% 109 Doesn’t plan to upgrade/modernise in next 5 35% 53% 42% 60% 60% 47% 45% 57% 35% 200 years
Table A2.7 Types of irrigators who modernised on-farm infrastructure: Farm type % who had modernised since 2008 % who had modernised since 2008, by farm type Beef /sheep % who had modernised since 2008, by farm type Grain/ oilseed/ cotton % who had modernised since 2008, by farm type Mixed % who had modernised 2008, by farm type Dairy % who had modernised since 2008, by farm type Rice % who had modernised since 2008, by farm type Fruit/nut growers excluding wine grapes % who had modernised since 2008, by farm type Wine grape growers % who had modernised since 2008, by farm type Vegetable growers % who had modernised 2008, by farm type Other % who had modernised since 2008, by farm type n Murray Darling Basin irrigators 39% 56% 65% 66% 85% 61% 41% 78% 46% 470 Irrigators outside Basin 42% 65% 57% 72% 33% 56% 52% 67% 50% 400 Irrigators living in off-farm SRWUIP region 45% 62% 68% 72% 82% 70% 65% 67% 42% 190 Intends to upgrade/modernise in next 1-2 years 62% 76% 84% 76% 100% 81% 82% 82% 100% 90 Intends to upgrade/modernise in next 3-5 51% 63% 76% 93% 82% 83% 40% 77% 83% 109 Doesn’t plan to upgrade/modernise in next 5 years 35% 53% 42% 60% 60% 47% 45% 57% 35% 200
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