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 - 14 August 2024 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Irrigation energy savings for horticulture – Webinar recording A lifetime of pumping costs can far out-weigh the capital costs of an irrigation system, so designing, managing and maintaining an efficient irrigation system is … Read More energy efficiency, horticulture, irrigation, webinar Energy Efficiency, Horticulture
Published - 15 May 2024 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Insights from the Agriculture Energy Investment Plan – Webinar recording The Agriculture Energy Investment Plan has supported agricultural businesses to reduce energy costs, improve energy efficiency and explore alternative energy options through energy assessments, grants, … Read More AEIP, Agrivoltaics, dairy, Ellinbank, energy, energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, horticulture, irrigation, Livestock, pears, photovoltaic, Renewable Energy, renewables, sheep, solar, solar in orchards, Victoria, webinar Agrivoltaics, Case Studies, Crops, Ellinbank, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Energy Options, Horticulture, Livestock, New Technologies, Opportunities, Other Renewables, Poultry, Solar, Wind
Published - 16 April 2024 By Adriana Robaina (Agriculture Victoria) Analysis shows energy advances by Victorian farmers Agriculture Victoria has analysed data from 680 on-farm energy assessments and 320 grants to create a unique summary of Victoria’s on-farm energy use and improvements. … Read More AEIP, dairy, energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, farm energy grants, horticulture, irrigation, Livestock, Renewable Energy, solar, Victoria Crops, Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Horticulture, Livestock, Other Renewables, Poultry, Solar
Published - 8 April 2024 By Michael Cashen, NSW DPI Final results are in for NSW DPI’s energy efficiency farm pilot program As part of the NSW Climate Change Research Strategy, NSW Department of Primary Industries implemented 7 energy pilot projects across 8 sites to demonstrate innovative … Read More energy efficiency, horticulture, irrigation, Livestock, solar Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Horticulture, Livestock, Solar
Published - 23 January 2024 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Commercial feasibility of gasification and pyrolysis on-farm – Webinar recording Agricultural and woody biomass residues are generated across rural and regional Victoria which can be converted into renewable power and thermal energy, also producing biochar … Read More bioenergy, biofuels, biomass, dairy, farm energy, horticulture, Livestock, protected cropping. bioenergy, Renewable Energy, renewables, webinars Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Case Studies, Crops, Energy Options, Horticulture, Livestock, New Technologies, Opportunities
Published - 23 January 2024 By Nick Tsaktsiras (Agriculture Victoria) Elevate your farm’s potential as Advanced Thermal Treatment transforms agricultural residues into valuable resources Agriculture Victoria has produced an Advanced Thermal Treatment for Agricultural Residues (ATTAR) financial assessment tool and Advanced Thermal Treatment of Agricultural Residues report, a comprehensive … Read More bioenergy, biomass, dairy, energy farming, farm energy, horticulture, Livestock, Renewable Energy Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, Poultry
Published - 20 December 2023 By John O'Conner, NSW DPI The renewable fuel future Understanding what may fuel the future is a focus of the new NSW DPI project: Beyond Fossil Diesel. The pressure to reduce emissions is growing … Read More bioenergy, biofuels, biomass, diesel, diesel alternatives, energy farming, farm energy, horticulture, irrigation, Livestock, Renewable Energy Energy Options, Horticulture, Livestock, New Technologies, Other Renewables
Published - 22 November 2023 By Kelly Wickham Investing in Sustainable Energy – Larkman Nurseries – Webinar recording Agriculture Victoria hosted a webinar on investing in sustainable energy with Larkman Nurseries. In this webinar Kelly Wickham, Agriculture Victoria, provides an overview of horticulture energy … Read More battery storage, energy efficiency, farm energy, Heat pump, horticulture, irrigation, photovoltaic, Renewable Energy, solar, webinar Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Horticulture, 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 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 - 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
