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 - 12 April 2022 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Backup power options reduce stress for a dairy business Mirboo North dairy farmers Bruce and Fiona milk 330 to 340 cows through a 28-unit herringbone dairy. When Bruce and Fiona purchased their current farm, … Read More Backup power, dairy, generator, Livestock, risk management, Statewide, Victoria Case Studies, Livestock
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 - 26 November 2021 By Lou Zarro Solar pumping – Possibilities, opportunities and issues In this presentation, Lou Zarro who has over thirty years of experience in pumping and irrigation walks us through solar pumping. Lou highlights the possibilities … Read More irrigation, Livestock, pumping, solar, webinar Energy Options, New Technologies, Opportunities, 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
