GUNNEDAH farmer Scott Morgan has slashed the amount of money he spends on electricity used to irrigate cotton on his property, “Kensal Green”, by investing in solar and by reducing the amount of energy he uses to pump water for his crops.
An energy efficiency audit of the new overhead irrigation system on Adam McVeigh’s Darling Downs farm in southern Queensland has set him on the path to reducing emissions and making big savings in energy costs.
Reducing pumping costs by $10 an hour with a diesel-gas mix has put money in the pocket and a smile on the face of irrigated cotton grower Warwick Wannan of 'Kurrawombi Downs', Baan Baa.