Unsustainable Rolling Irrigation systems in NSW drought area on the way to Hay

Why do they try and grow rice and other thirsty crops in the desert? see also www.murrayirrigation.com.au/ and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Darling A quote from www.priorityspace.com.au/ September dust storms, 2009 Does this not seem like anger Over 200 years we have plundered this land Torn all the life from her ancient soils Tortured her with thirst as we drank to excess Carelessly Rubbed salt into her wounds Infected her with an infestation of clumsy ruminants Scratching at her dry parched skin Until she bleeds red soil from her collapsing veins So when she turns And tosses all her dust into the sea Can you not hear her saying “If you value this so little, what use do you have for it…..” Used here on web watersaverswebquest.weebly.com/drought.html A fine book of images of the Millennium drought. www.mapgroup.org.au/beyond-reasonable-drought-1/ PB270013