Published - 14 February 2025 By Caelan McIntosh (Agriculture Victoria) Automating fixed sprays to maximise solar energy utilisation Wilandra farms has integrated the automation of 22 ha of fixed spray irrigation and a 50 kW solar array. The automation programming maximises solar usage … Read More dairy, farm energy, irrigation, renewables, solar Energy Options, Solar
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 - 16 February 2024 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Saving Energy on Dairy Farms Dairy Australia have updated their energy resources to assist dairy farmers to reduce their energy use and costs. Reducing energy use on farm is one … Read More battery storage, bioenergy, dairy, energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, Renewable Energy, solar Energy Options, Livestock, Opportunities, Resources
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 Sustainability with solar As their Central Victorian free-range pig business grew, farmers Jason and Belinda Hagan found opportunities for greater farm efficiency, cost savings and equally important, producing … Read More AEIP, photovoltaic, pig, Piggery, solar Case Studies, Livestock, Solar
Published - 11 May 2023 By Julie Harman Sustainable off-grid poultry farming The Darcra Poultry Farm in Victoria’s Wimmera was one of the first broiler farms in Australia to go completely off-grid – but with the rising … Read More AEIP, photovoltaic, Poultry, solar Case Studies, Poultry, Solar
Published - 11 May 2023 By Julie Harman Solar and heat pumps deliver Like most dairies, heating water along with cooling milk were the biggest electricity uses at the Johnson’s dairy. For the Johnsons, involvement with the Victorian … Read More AEIP, cooling, dairy, energy efficiency, Heat pump, heating, photovoltaic, solar, solar panel Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Livestock, Solar
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
