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 - 30 April 2024 By Bruce Gill (Agriculture Victoria) Agrivoltaics – Sheep grazing in solar farms; good for both As most rural communities would be aware, interest from energy companies in building commercial scale solar farms has never been higher. Among the numerous concerns … Read More AEIP, Agrivoltaics, energy farming, Livestock, photovoltaic, renewables, sheep, solar, Victoria Agrivoltaics, Solar
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 - 26 March 2024 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Solar energy savings at Wilandra farm – Clydebank Wilandra farm has been on a journey to reduce irrigation energy costs and maximise the utilisation of PV solar energy generated. The farm’s energy bills for … Read More energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, irrigation, Livestock, photovoltaic, pumping, Renewable Energy, solar, Victoria Energy Efficiency, Livestock, Solar
Published - 18 March 2024 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Doolan’s Energy Smart Dairy Farm with Heat Pump Technology Peter Doolan is a third-generation dairy farmer at Doolan Farms. Peter share farms with his brother Sam, their wives and his parents in Ecklin South, … Read More dairy, energy efficiency, energy farming, energy storage, farm energy, Livestock, photovoltaic Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, 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 - 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
