Once devoid of insect life, Australian cotton paddocks are now teeming with spiders and other animals as the cotton industry moves further away from pesticide use.
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For the first time since July 2017 farmers drawing water from the Upper Condamine catchment will get access to their irrigation allocation.
Until June 30, medium priority irrigators can draw up to 75 per cent of their allocation.
The decision affects up to 80 producers, from Cecil Plains to Warwick.
They include Cecil Plains cotton producer Stuart Armitage who will draw and store his allocation to water a summer cotton crop.
“It is a big plus for us,” he said.
“The price of cotton is good at the moment so we should be able to make a reasonable income out of it.