Shortage of water hasn't stopped John Gitsham from continuing to grow rice

By Stephen Burns
Updated February 8 2016 - 7:07am, first published February 5 2016 - 5:00am
John Gitsham," Mulloka", Coleambally with his son Michael in a field of Rezig rice. Thier  rice harvest averaged 12 tonnes per hectare last season.
John Gitsham," Mulloka", Coleambally with his son Michael in a field of Rezig rice. Thier rice harvest averaged 12 tonnes per hectare last season.

WATER price woes didn’t stop second generation rice grower John Gitsham from planting a crop, which he believes provides his best value option, despite the temporary market pricing water at more than $300 a megalitre.

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