MALLEE irrigators will be able to apply for water to grow fodder from next week, with flows to start before Christmas.

Member for Mallee Anne Webster has encouraged local growers to apply under the federal government's water for fodder program.

"At $100 a megalitre, this water is heavily discounted from the market price of approximately $900 in Murray zone seven, below the Barmah Choke," Dr Webs...