Published - 26 September 2024 By Gwendolyn Garrad - NSW DPIRD Climate-smart irrigation in temperate fruit orchards Fruit trees are susceptible to damage from hail, frost and storms, drought-induced water stress, heat stress and wind. Climate models for NSW are predicting rainfall variability … Read More Horticulture, Water monitoring, Weather Case studies, Use and maintain
Published - 23 September 2024 By Gwendolyn Garrad - NSW DPIRD Benefits of on-farm weather stations on orchards in NSW On-farm weather stations are becoming more common on orchards in NSW. Growers usually get their current weather information from services such as Bureau of Meteorology … Read More Horticulture, Weather Case studies, Use and maintain
Published - 16 September 2024 By Dr Summer Song, NSW DPIRD Protecting cherries from adverse climate conditions Sweet cherry production is directly reliant on good climatic conditions for optimal yield and quality. Rainfall, hail and heat events during fruit development and prior … Read More Crop monitoring, Horticulture, Weather Acquire and install, Leveraging data
Published - 4 September 2024 By Gwendolyn Garrad - NSW DPIRD Climate-Smart Horticulture The Climate-Smart Pilots Project’s aim was to empower orchardists with advanced tools and strategies, enabling them to thrive amidst the evolving challenges posed by climate change. Automatic … Read More Horticulture, Soil, Water monitoring, Weather Acquire and install, Leveraging data, Value proposition
Published - 28 August 2024 By Gwendolyn Garrad - NSW DPIRD Climate-Smart Irrigated Cropping The Climate Smart Pilots project, led by the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), conducted a research trial at Trangie Agricultural Research Centre (TARC) in … Read More Crop monitoring, Horticulture, LoRaWAN, Water monitoring Acquire and install, Connectivity, Digital farm maps, Leveraging data, Pain points, Use and maintain, Value proposition
Published - 12 October 2023 By Scott McKinnon, NSW DPI Irrigation technology at Angullong The Crossing family property, Angullong, on the Belubula river near Blayney has a wine grape vineyard and also a cattle grazing enterprise. Parts of the … Read More Animal health, Asset monitoring, Connectivity, Crop monitoring, Horticulture, Livestock, Staff safety, Water monitoring Connectivity, Use and maintain
