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Irrigators in the Mallee irrigation region can access weekly evapotranspiration (ET) data and related resources to help plan and refine irrigation programs for their industry. These publications combine daily weather and climate data with evapotranspiration and crop coefficients to estimate crop water requirements. Use the webpages listed below to view [...]
We are inviting irrigation businesses to showcase their products, services and latest technologies at the Gippsland Irrigation Expo this year. The Gippsland Irrigation Expo will return to the Sale Showgrounds on Wednesday 20 May 2026. The last event in 2020 attracted more than 500 visitors and this year’s Expo promises [...]
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 Google Earth or Google Earth Pro loaded on your computer you can directly download the maps for your area. How to access the maps If [...]
In this recent webinar, Rob O'Connor from Agriculture Victoria discusses irrigation scheduling tools to achieve top yields and water use efficiency. Rob provides information on Evapotranspiration (ET) tools and services available to irrigators and shares results and learnings from using soil moisture monitoring equipment for more informed irrigation decision making. [...]
Many farmers in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District are preparing for autumn irrigation start-up. Others have already started irrigating, largely on ‘the back’ of rain that fell in early March. This article outlines some management tips to optimise autumn irrigation water use. It also describes steps involved in costing out irrigation [...]
Free, cross-industry sessions were held in February 2020 to assist irrigators with upcoming sowing, irrigation and stock feeding decisions. The latest information is provided on climate and commodity outlooks, along with cropping options and management tips for limited water availability. Situation and outlook Short and long – term climate outlook, [...]
Blue-green algae (BGA) blooms have been reported with increasing regularity in inland river networks in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Sunraysia recently experienced a BGA outbreak, which triggered a Red Alert, extending from Red Cliffs to Lock 10 (issued 3 December 2019 for Mildura Weir Pool, later extended, [...]
This page shows ‘hot links’ that provide valuable and popular information for irrigators and the broader irrigation community in northern Vic, southern NSW and Gippsland Upcoming irrigation water availability Nowadays, irrigation water availability and price, is influenced not only by the water allocation in your district, but by water allocations [...]
Given the dry irrigation season, many Macalister Irrigation District irrigators have queried why there has been no seasonal district-wide adjustment to Annual Use Limit (AUL). Annual use limits set a total amount of water that can be applied per hectare and ensure that farm irrigation practices limit the off-farm impacts [...]
Knowing your soil types is an important first step when considering the design and selection of your irrigation system. It will also help guide what crops can be grown and how often to irrigate. Victorian Resources Online provides great information about soils across the state. Detailed soil maps can [...]
