For the first time since March 2018, irrigators in the New South Wales Murray Valley are receiving a water allocation.

The DPI has announced a general security entitlement of three percent — after promising Autumn rain.

Shortly after the announcement, rural editor Eddie Summerfield spoke with Rice Growers Australia President Robert Massina.

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