NSW's water woes extend beyond the farm gate and its impact on the local environment — water is intimately linked to the strength of regional economies. And many are struggling.
Ms Scoullar has only ever wanted to grow rice after learning the craft from her father, but she has been forced to imagine a different future.
Planting rice this year was a tough decision, she said, and as well as planting a smaller crop, it only yielded only a tenth of what would normally be grown."And then half an hour later we came back and said, 'You know what, we have to do it, we're farmers'." The business just got by with extra water carried over by an irrigation company to make up for the zero allocation in the area, but even tougher calls were yet to be made."It has been really difficult because I have really found my niche in life growing rice."Over in Menindee, about 500 kilometres to the north-west, the lack of water has put a dent in tourism and threatened business confidence.
Mavis Pumphrey has been trying to sell her supermarket in the remote community for half a decade, but despite her shop running in the black, no-one will buy it.
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