Published - 11 May 2023 By Julie Harman Gains for grape growers Mildura regional table grape growers, the Cirillos, took up the opportunities offered by the Victorian Government’s Agriculture Energy Investment Plan (AEIP) and made gains in … Read More AEIP, energy efficiency, horticulture, soil moisture, table grape, triple sprayer Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Horticulture
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 - 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
Published - 17 April 2023 By Jodie Harrison (Agriculture Victoria) Podcast: Producing energy from biomass with Jock Charles and Andrew Long 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
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
Published - 15 March 2023 By Cameron Lyons (Agriculture Victoria) Energy Efficiency Grants for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises The Australian Government has launched a new grants program ‘Energy Efficiency Grants for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises’, to support businesses to upgrade or replace … Read More Grants, national Grants, Opportunities
Published - 15 March 2023 By Cameron Lyons (Agriculture Victoria) Circular Economy Business Support and Innovation Fund – Round 3 Grants The Sustainability Victoria Circular Economy Business Support and Innovation Fund – Round 3 Grants are now available to businesses across Victoria. Circular Economy … Read More Circular economy, Grants, Sustainability Victoria, Victoria Grants, Opportunities
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
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
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
Published - 18 January 2023 By Rajandeep Singh, Lexie McClymont, Alessio Scalisi and Ian Goodwin (Agriculture Victoria) Effects of above-canopy photovoltaic arrays on crop yield and fruit quality 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 horticulture, pears, Photovoltaics, quality, Tatura, Victoria, yield Agrivoltaics, Horticulture, 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
