The Summit is not likely to produce anything not already known if too much time is spent looking backwards rather looking forward to long-term strategic planning.
Our water and soil resources are finite and these resources must been seen through the prisms of security for future generations .
The summit should not spend a disproportionate amount of time talking about dams.
Thanks to our scientists in this 21st Century, we also have a much better understanding of the environmental effects of dams.
Let the Summit not be distracted or hi-jacked by those who say dams are the answer to all of our challenges, they are not.
There is no shortage of successful land management systems designed to rejuvenate our landscapes and many farmers are embracing them.
Government surely has a role to play.
In the agriculture sector we call it "extension", a function of government which has sadly fallen away in recent years.
The Summit should spend some time reflecting on tax incentives that help farmers put money away for a dry day and to build feed storage, efficient water systems and other drought adaptation infrastructure.
Finally, if there aren’t at least as many non-farmers – including economists and scientists – as farmers and farm industry leaders sitting in and contributing to the Summit it will descend into a political talk-fest of those seeking affection rather than solutions.