Published - 16 May 2025 By Alessio Scalisi, Agriculture Victoria Growing horticulture through protected cropping innovation Doctors Ian Goodwin and Alessio Scalisi from Agriculture Victoria present findings from their leading four-year agrivoltaics experiment at the Tatura SmartFarm, Panels Over Pears. This … Read More Agrivoltaics, horticulture, pears, photovoltaic, protected cropping Agrivoltaics, Energy Farming, Horticulture, Solar
Published - 29 October 2021 By Written by David Coote, Analytical Engines with support from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Agriculture Victoria. A guide to energy bill payment hardship provisions – Victoria There are a number of ways that you can improve your farm’s energy efficiency and reduce your energy costs. For example, you can shop around … Read More energy audits, Energy bill, energy bill hardship, energy efficiency, farm energy, farm energy grants, Grants, Victoria, Victorian resources Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Grants, Opportunities, Other Helpful Resources, Solar
Published - 26 March 2024 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Solar energy savings at Wilandra farm – Clydebank Wilandra farm has been on a journey to reduce irrigation energy costs and maximise the utilisation of PV solar energy generated. The farm’s energy bills for … Read More energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, irrigation, Livestock, photovoltaic, pumping, Renewable Energy, solar, Victoria Energy Efficiency, Livestock, Solar
Published - 11 May 2023 By Julie Harman Nursery a wrap for igloo insulation Daryl Pulford and Paul Van De Ven aimed to make the Toolangi Nursery business more sustainable – involvement with the Victorian Government’s Agriculture Energy Investment … Read More AEIP, energy efficiency, greenhouse, horticulture, igloo, insulation, photovoltaic Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Horticulture, Solar
Published - 11 May 2023 By Julie Harman Sustainable off-grid poultry farming The Darcra Poultry Farm in Victoria’s Wimmera was one of the first broiler farms in Australia to go completely off-grid – but with the rising … Read More AEIP, photovoltaic, Poultry, solar Case Studies, Poultry, Solar
Published - 11 May 2023 By Julie Harman Solar and heat pumps deliver Like most dairies, heating water along with cooling milk were the biggest electricity uses at the Johnson’s dairy. For the Johnsons, involvement with the Victorian … Read More AEIP, cooling, dairy, energy efficiency, Heat pump, heating, photovoltaic, solar, solar panel Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Livestock, Solar
Published - 11 May 2023 By Julie Harman Cool benefits from milk chilling McCarthy Dairy milk around 600 cows operating a spring and autumn calving system. Their annual milk production has grown in recent years from 3.5 million … Read More AEIP, Chiller, dairy, energy efficiency, photovoltaic, solar Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Livestock, Solar
Published - 11 May 2023 By Julie Harman Sustainability with solar As their Central Victorian free-range pig business grew, farmers Jason and Belinda Hagan found opportunities for greater farm efficiency, cost savings and equally important, producing … Read More AEIP, photovoltaic, pig, Piggery, solar Case Studies, Livestock, Solar
Published - 18 January 2023 By Rajandeep Singh, Lexie McClymont, Alessio Scalisi and Ian Goodwin (Agriculture Victoria) Effects of above-canopy photovoltaic arrays on transpiration and energy production in a pear orchard Agrivoltaics is a new integrated approach that has potential to simultaneously address agricultural and energy issues. This study evaluated the effects of shading from different … Read More Agrivoltaics, horticulture, pears, Transpiration, Victoria Agrivoltaics, Horticulture, Solar
Published - 8 September 2021 By Adriana Robaina, Agriculture Victoria Irrigation powered by solar pays off A combination of tariff management and a new solar energy system has seen Michael and Kay Gaffy’s farm energy bills reduce by over 70% during … Read More AEIP, diesel alternatives, energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, farm energy grants, Grants, irrigation, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar, solar powered irrigation, solar pumps, Victoria Case Studies, Crops, Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Grants, Livestock, New Technologies, Opportunities, Solar
Published - 1 September 2021 By Joel Vanderuit (Tall Trees Nursery, General Manager) & Kelly Wickham (Agriculture Victoria) Tall Trees Nursery – Energy Independence Dealing with an unreliable energy supply Tall Trees is an established nursery in Balnarring Victoria, wholesaling native trees and plants for new suburban developments to roadside … Read More diesel alternatives, electric hybrid, farm energy, horticulture, Nursery, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar, Victoria Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Horticulture, Solar
Published - 24 December 2020 By Christine Barsha (Sustainability Victoria) and Liz Hamilton (Agriculture Victoria) Dairy energy audit in Gippsland Dairy energy audit was an eye opener for Clydebank farmers Wilco Droppert and Sandra Jefford knew that their dairy farm energy bills were high, but … Read More dairy, energy efficiency, Gippsland dairy, solar Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Energy Options, Livestock, Solar
