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published - 28 February 2019
By Rob O'Connor
Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Northern Victoria

 
 
 
Wednesday 28 February 2019
Weekly Irrigation Requirement$ Summary – Driving Water Productivity
This update provides ‘reference evapotranspiration’ (ETo) information to assist with improved irrigation scheduling for top yields and high water productivity.
IRRIGATION SCHEDULING TOOL

The interactive scheduling tool helps you determine the most productive timing for the next irrigation for your unique …
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published - 25 February 2019
By Maxine Schache
Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Mallee

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Driving Water Productivity
This update provides ‘reference evapotranspiration’ (ETo) data to assist with improved irrigation scheduling for top growth rates and yields for the Mallee region.
ETo graph and readings to week ending 24/02/2019*

What is Potential Evaporanspiration?
Potential evapotranspiration is calculated from a number of other measurements such as …
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published - 21 February 2019
By Alexis Killoran
Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Macalister Irrigation District

Macalister ETo Update
14 to 20 February 2019

Flood irrigation interval for the last week was 10 days
Spray irrigators needed to have applied on average 28 mm of irrigation water for the week
The predicted weekly pasture water use for the MID in the next week is 33 mm
Lake Glenmaggie is at 36.3%

* These figures are …
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published - 8 February 2019
By Alexis Killoran
Upgrading to spray irrigation in the Macalister ID

At a glance
Project: Flood to spray conversion
Area: 36 hectares
Soil type: Moderate permeability
Water source: River diversion and reuse system
Production: Significant increase
Stock numbers: Tripled
Project cost: $138,314
Incentives rebate: $12,472
Project cost per hectare: $3,842
Automated: Remotely operated
Manual labour: Significantly reduced
The Farm
Alex and Olivia McArthur from Waverly Pastoral operate a dairy farm in Maffra. They milk …
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published - 4 February 2019
Workshop your irrigation, forage and cropping options

Agriculture Victoria is running a series of free workshops as part of the Plan2Farm project that will help participants make tactical decisions around dry seasonal conditions and the upcoming autumn, winter and spring growing period.
Agriculture Victoria Senior Irrigation Officer, Rob O’Connor, said the cross-industry workshops will provide the latest information …
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