Murrami grower's water-wise decision delivers cotton boom

Sam Ryan has pulled off his best-ever cotton start, with rapid emergence driven by careful prep and smart irrigation despite tight water supplies.

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00:00Sam Ryan, the Chair of the Southern Valleys Cotton and Growers Association, a farm in

00:03Murramay between Leighton and Griffith.

00:06Our valley this year, we're back a fair bit on hectares, down from 80,000 hectares last

00:11year to about 35,000 to 40,000 planted for this season coming.

00:14A bit of a mild start to the season, but reasonable establishment, especially with a variety like

00:19this at 619.

00:22Plants are coming along well.

00:23A little bit of thrip pressure early, but we're soon to be growing through that now.

00:27Just hoping for some more weather to see us through for the rest of the season and hopefully

00:32some more water allocation and availability.