Mallee Farming
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In the future the Mallee is going to be hot and dry. Farming in the Mallee is going to be very profitable sometimes, middling profitable in some years and not profitable at all at times as has always been the case. In 10 years time there will be less Mallee farmers; they will be farming a little differently to now; and most will earn a good living. The scale of operations will be greater. The rate of change will be faster. Change makes it possible to cope with change. The size of the challenges will be greater, but the capacity to deal with the challenges will be better than now. The past is prologue.
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