Improved methods of management are also needed. Increase water use by annuals Annual crops and pastures occupy by far the largest area of the landscape in our agricultural systems. There is scope to manage annuals to increase water use. Research to further understand water use, water use efficiency and basic hydrologic outcomes is required. Information will need to be effectively extended to producers.
Summer growing fodder and grain crops have potential to increase water use.
Research is needed to determine areas suited to summer crops and their impact on the landscape water balance. Aquaculture in inland saline water Aquaculture has the potential to generate income from saline water. Research is needed to provide information on production yields and costs, and market prices for aquaculture species produced using static, naturally flowing or pumped saline water. Guidelines for the environmentally sustainable production of aquaculture species under these conditions need to be developed.