Published - 21 October 2022 By Nick Tsaktsiras (Agriculture Victoria) Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – G.T. Orchards Transcript – Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – G.T. Orchards‘ Through participation in the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Program, G.T. Orchards is expected to recoup around 20% … Read More Apples, horticulture, Orchard, VEECs, VEU Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Grants, Horticulture
Published - 21 October 2022 By Nick Tsaktsiras (Agriculture Victoria) Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – Lonsdale Tomatoes Transcript – Victorian Energy Upgrades – Lonsdale Tomatoes Participating in the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Program means Lonsdale Tomatoes is estimated to recoup in the order … Read More horticulture, Tomatoes, VEECs, VEU Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Grants, Horticulture
Published - 9 May 2022 By Rajandeep Singh (Agriculture Victoria) Web-based interface is providing real-time monitoring of energy data in the Agrivoltaics experiment iSolarCloud, a web-based interface developed by Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. is used for real-time monitoring of energy data in the Agrivoltaics experiment at the … Read More Agrivoltaics, horticulture, pears, solar, Tatura SmartFarm Agrivoltaics
Published - 5 May 2022 By Rajandeep Singh (Agriculture Victoria) Effects of Agrivoltaics on fruit colour Scientists at Tatura SmartFarm are very keen to understand the development of fruit colour throughout the season under the solar panels. For blush pears, development … Read More horticulture, pears, solar panel, Tatura SmartFarm Agrivoltaics
Published - 3 February 2022 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Backup power options in agriculture – Webinar recording Power outages can significantly impact agricultural businesses. Loss of power disrupts critical farm infrastructure such as livestock water systems, electric fences, milk-harvesting equipment, automated feeding … Read More Backup power, dairy, Grains, horticulture, Livestock, renewables, solar, Victoria, webinar Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Solar
Published - 27 January 2022 By Sarah Clack and Nick O'Halloran (Agriculture Victoria) Irrigation Energy Efficiency – Webinar recording Do you want to learn about opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of your pressurised irrigation system? Lifetime pumping costs can be more than five times … Read More dairy, Grains, horticulture, irrigation, Livestock, Victoria, webinar Energy Efficiency
Published - 6 December 2021 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Backup power options in agriculture webinar Power outages can significantly impact farm businesses. Loss of power disrupts critical farm infrastructure such as livestock water systems, electric fences, milk-harvesting equipment, automated feeding … Read More batteries, battery storage, dairy, diesel, electric hybrid, farm energy, generators, horticulture, irrigation, Livestock, protected cropping. bioenergy, pumping, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar Archive
Published - 3 December 2021 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Energy Efficiency in Horticulture – Webinar recording Do you want to hear about what other horticultural businesses are doing to improve energy efficiency? Agriculture Victoria hosted a panel discussion with three managers from … Read More bioenergy, horticulture, horticulture under solar, Statewide, Victoria, webinar Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Other Renewables
Published - 10 November 2021 By Sarah Clack, Agriculture Victoria Irrigation Energy Efficiency Webinar Learn how to improve the energy efficiency of your pressurised irrigation system in our next energy webinar. Irrigation assessments are one way farmers can use … Read More AEIP, dairy, diesel alternatives, energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, horticulture, irrigation, pressurised irrigation, Victoria, webinar, webinars Archive
Published - 13 October 2021 By Adriana Robaina and Crystal Rebello, Agriculture Victoria Farmers share their energy management experience Agriculture Victoria commissioned BehaviourWorks (Monash University) to explore how Victorian farmers manage energy transition, costs, and risks. The infographic below summarises experiences of 48 farmers, … Read More AEIP, diesel alternatives, electric hybrid, energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, farm energy grants, horticulture, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Livestock, New Technologies, Opportunities, Other Renewables, Solar, Wind
Published - 12 October 2021 By Liz Hamilton Have your say: Discussion of the Draft Central and Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy The discussion draft of the Central and Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy has been released today for two months public consultation. The media release can … Read More AEIP, dairy, farm energy, Gippsland dairy, horticulture, irrigation, Renewable Energy, water strategy Crops, Events, Horticulture
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