Quote Originally Posted by Joshuatree View Post
Lots of great farmers and Irrigators; but when something is free , well you know what happens; its not valued or cared for; user pays will upskill with better more efficient, conserving ,operating with exciting new monitoring tech etct o support this e.g. drones.
I don't think you read the bit where it says that the cost of pumping water is enormous. It already costs plenty to pump water. A farmer does not pump any more than is necessary. No need for userpays.