Published - 17 February 2023 By Jodie Harrison (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST: How to identify energy management opportunities with Jonathan Chislet and Mark Barber Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? Then we have some good news for you, season five of “AgVic Talk” is now live and includes episodes … Read More electricity, energy, irrigation, Podcast Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Podcasts & Webinars
Published - 24 February 2023 By Jodie Harrison (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST: Implementing an energy audit on-farm with Christine Sebire and Peter Clinnick Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? Then we have some good news for you, season five of “AgVic Talk” is now live and includes episodes … Read More AEIP, dairy, Energy Audit, irrigation, Podcast Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Podcasts & Webinars
Published - 10 March 2023 By Jodie Harrison (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST: Energy and AgTech on-farm with Sandra Jefford Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? Then we have some good news for you, season five of “AgVic Talk” is now live and includes episodes … Read More Ag Tech, dairy, Gippsland, irrigation, Podcast, Victoria, Wilandra Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Podcasts & Webinars
Published - 24 March 2023 By Jodie Harrison (Agriculture Victoria) Podcast: Economics of implementing energy technology with Tony McCarthy and Julie Harman Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? Then we have some good news for you, season five of “AgVic Talk” is now live and includes episodes … Read More AEIP, Audit, dairy, Economics, Podcast, Victoria Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Podcasts & Webinars
Published - 17 April 2023 By Jodie Harrison (Agriculture Victoria) Podcast: Producing energy from biomass with Jock Charles and Andrew Lang Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? Then we have some good news for you, season five of “AgVic Talk” is now live and includes episodes … Read More bioenergy, Forestry, Livestock, Piggery, Plantations, Podcast, South-west Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts & Webinars
Published - 21 April 2023 By Jodie Harrison (Agriculture Victoria) Podcast: Alternative energy with Craig Henderson Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? Then we have some good news for you, season five of “AgVic Talk” is now live and includes episodes … Read More Alternative energy, Podcast, Poultry, renewables, solar Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Podcasts & Webinars
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 - 3 November 2021 By Written by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Agriculture Victoria, with support from David Coote, Analytical Engines Victorian government advice on reducing energy costs 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 efficiency, farm energy, farm energy grants, government grants, Grants, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar, Victoria, webinar Energy Efficiency, Grants, New Technologies, Opportunities
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 - 29 June 2021 By Sarah Clack and Chris Blore (Agriculture Victoria) Agriculture Energy Investment Plan – Grant opportunities for beef and sheep producers – Webinar recording Are you wanting to reduce energy costs on-farm? Do you want to increase farm energy efficiency? Want to know more about renewable energy options? The … Read More AEIP, Assessments, Beef, events, Grants, Livestock, sheep, webinar Archive, Podcasts & Webinars
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