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Water availability + market conditions
The major storages of the sMDB are currently filled to 87% of their capacity and still filling. Hume Dam itself is near capacity, and managed releases are occurring to satisfy downstream entitlement holders but also to provide capacity to limit potential flooding events over coming months. The BoM has also recently issued a La Nina […]
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Leading the way with environmental watering
After recording the hottest 3-year period on record, the ecosystems of the southern Murray-Darling Basin (sMDB) were in desperate need of reprieve. The drought-breaking rainfalls which have occurred in 2020 and 2021 are helping kickstart the recovery of essential wetlands, floodplains, and freshwater-dependent threatened species. In addition, heavy rainfall during the end of last year […]
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Agricultural sectors heading for a bumper season
Australia’s Agricultural production is forecast to reach a record $73.0 Billion in 2021-22. The sector looks to eclipse the $70 billion mark for the first time, capitalising on favourable growing conditions coupled with record prices across many commodities, as shown in Figure 1. The Murray Darling Basin contributes about 40% of Australia’s agricultural production and […]
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US drought impacts agricultural outcomes
As severe drought grips the west coast of the United States for the third time this century the effects are being felt locally. Parts of south-west of the United States, notably in California and Nevada, have now entered ‘extreme’ or ‘exceptional’ drought as measured by the US Drought Monitor (figure 1). These extremes follow in […]
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ACCC interim report on the Murray Darling Basin Water Market has been released
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Water fund reports financial and environmental outcomes
The Murray-Darling Balanced Water Fund (BWF) recorded an 11.1% return for the financial year, while also making cash and water donations for the delivery of environmental outcomes to threatened wetlands in the southern Murray-Darling Basin.
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Water market focus of webinar on July 14
The 2019-20 irrigation season has been one of extremes. From the intense scarcity and high water allocation prices in the first half of the season to bushfires, drought-breaking rains and then one of the wettest autumns on record, says Kilter Rural Chief Investment officer Euan Friday. “At the same time, progress in delivering the Murray-Darling Basin […]
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Water market: what it is and how it operates in Australia
Water is a critical element of Australian agricultural production with recent droughts affecting both dryland farming production and the volume of water allocated to irrigated agriculture. It is a precious resource that is allocated across various needs, such as mining, agriculture, urban, industry and environmental. A significant contributor to Australia’s agricultural production is the irrigated […]
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Investing with impact: podcast
Kilter Rural CEO Cullen Gunn is one of the most experienced voices in farmland and water management and ecosystem services. Cullen discusses the investment approach undertaken at Kilter Rural in an interview with the host of the podcast Inside the Rope David Clark. David is an adviser and partner at Koda Capital, with his interview […]
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RIAA farmland and water certification
Kilter Rural’s approach to environmental, social and governance performance, and ethics, has resulted in two impact investment funds being certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).