Water is a vital necessity for farmers

There have been many changes in farming methods over the past 200 years and Australian farmers have had to adaptable as resilient and inventive. The challenges of access to fresh water, high amounts of fertiliser, large clearings, over grazing, transport costs and feral animals have tested the average farmer.

In response these factors, farmers have become more reliant on technologies.
About 2/3 of Australia's land is given over to farmer production. About 90% of farm land is for grazing on native pastures, occurring often in arid zones. Cattle grazing is known as pasturalisation and has a long history.
Fresh Water availability and drought management are key challenges for farmers. The location of well, building of dams and the sinking of bores all became part of the necessary requirements for farming in the low rainfall areas to establish access to water in dry times and for droving stock to markets