Tension measuring devices provide information about water availability in the soil. Soil tension can be used by irrigators to better plan when to irrigate in order to optimise plant performance and water productivity. Scheduling Irrigation with Tension Tension measures how tightly the water is held in the soil. It is generally [...]
An underperforming centre pivot or lateral move (CPLM) irrigation system can be costly. Poor performance can occur throughout the system including in the pump, motor, sprinklers, drive mechanism, and end gun. This can impact your system’s ability to operate at the expected capacity and can result in poor crop emergence, [...]
System capacity is a critical design component of any centre pivot or lateral move (CPLM) irrigation system. It is a measure of how quickly water can be applied to a paddock. It depends upon the flow rate of the water supply and the area of crop irrigated in the cropping [...]
What is IrriSAT? IrriSAT is an online software package which uses specialised satellite imagery to provide users with property-specific information on plant health, growth and vigour, at no cost. It also estimates plant water use, and soil-water depletion by combining data from weather stations and crop growth. How does it [...]
