Published - 17 December 2025 By Nick O'Halloran & John O'Connor Energy assessment tool for centre pivot & travelling irrigation systems Energy assessments of irrigation systems across the Murray Darling Basin have highlighted huge opportunities to improve irrigation energy efficiency. However, many farms still ask: How can … Read More Agriculture Victoria, energy, irrigation design, irrigation efficiency, irrigation energy efficiency, irrigation uniformity, NSW DPI, power Irrigation Systems
Published - 1 July 2025 By Caelan McIntosh Maximising return on investment for irrigation based solar installations Maximising the return on investment for any solar installation requires using as much of the power as possible, at the time it is generated, or … Read More Agriculture Victoria, CPLM, irrigation, solar pumping Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 1 May 2025 By Rob O'Connor Upcoming water availability update Thursday 1 May 2025 Upcoming water availability update Southern Basin The aim of this service is to reduce some of the uncertainty about upcoming irrigation water availability, to … Read More allocations, basin, inflow, irrigation, outlook, storage, water Irrigation Scheduling, Resources, Water Management
Published - 3 December 2024 By Nick O'Halloran Get your farm soil maps in Google Earth Accessing soil maps for your farm in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District (GMID) or Sunraysia irrigation area just became a bit easier. If you have … Read More Agriculture Victoria, GMID, mallee irrigation, soil, Sunraysia irrigation district, Whole Farm Plan Farm Planning, Home, Resources
Published - 18 July 2024 By Colette Suter OVERsched – A Centre Pivot and Lateral Move management support tool OVERsched is a simple visualisation tool that allows the user to evaluate the effect of different management strategies on soil-water stress within different parts of … Read More Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 21 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Fertigation in drip systems – Part 2 There are two basic injection methods used to apply fertigation in drip irrigation systems: pressure differential and injection pumps. Many factors will influence which system suits … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, fertigation Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 19 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Fertigation in drip systems – Part 1 Fertigation is the application of soluble fertilisers and micronutrients to crops through an irrigation system, and drip irrigation systems are highly suited to support this … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, fertigation Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 14 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Filtration for drip irrigation Filtration is an essential component of some irrigation methods and a crucial part of drip irrigation systems. Besides being an expensive investment at first, it … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, filtration, irrigation maintenance Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 12 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Drip system maintenance and monitoring Irrigation systems, in particular drip irrigation, will only operate properly if well maintained. By regularly monitoring and maintaining its components we can reduce blockages, deterioration … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, irrigation maintenance Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 6 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Planning a drip irrigation system – what to consider? Drip irrigation systems use small-diameter tubes placed above or below the soil’s surface. These systems are generally used in orchards, vineyards, or high-valued vegetable crops. … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, irrigation design Irrigation Systems
