BIG COTTON IN THE NT

otton farming is expanding in the Northern Territory and recent changed proposals in water allocations by the Gunner government along with the development of dams and processing gins across the Top End could have long term consequences for the catchments of the Daly, Roper and Adelaide River systems. For most anglers that fish these rivers, both locals and visitors, this issue seems to have sailed under the radar and the expansion plans are well in place. A lot of traditionally southern based cotton companies are moving north, probably due to the constant dry conditions in the Murray-Darling basin. Cotton farming