Published - 11 February 2026 By Amanda Gois Viana Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Northern Victoria Wednesday, 11 February 2026 Weekly Irrigation Requirements Northern Victoria This update provides reference evapotranspiration (ETo) information to assist with irrigation scheduling for improved yields and higher water productivity. This information can … Read More Agriculture Victoria, irrigation scheduling, smarter irrigation, soil moisture monitoring Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 15 December 2025 By Colette Suter Key Performance Checks for a Centre Pivot Irrigation System This video series outlines the key performance checks for a Centre Pivot Irrigation System to help optimise system operation and irrigation scheduling. Video contents An introduction to … Read More Irrigation Scheduling, Irrigation Systems, Resources, Uncategorized, Water Management
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 - 27 June 2025 By Stephanie Ann Veskoukis Newry centre pivot assessment increases irrigation accuracy by 13% Context: Leathorn Dairies in Newry, West Gippsland, demonstrated just how important basic maintenance can be in improving irrigation efficiency. Over a two-year period, Agriculture Victoria performed … Read More Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, irrigation, irrigation efficiency 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 - 27 June 2024 By Sarah Killury Flood to spray conversions – saving time, water and nutrients On a large dairy farm in Denison, a farming family has spent years developing their irrigation system. Their goals were to improve water use efficiency and … Read More Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, Gippsland, irrigation, Macalister Irrigation District Case studies, Resources
Published - 26 June 2024 By Caelan McIntosh Irrigation farm planning promotes cultural heritage management A recent irrigation farm plan application from beef farmers in Stratford triggered an in-depth extension process which resulted in positive outcomes for the irrigators, the … Read More Agriculture Victoria, farm planning, Macalister Irrigation District, WGCMA, Whole Farm Plan Case studies, Farm Planning, Resources
Truffle farming in the MID: advice on water quality and irrigation scheduling A truffle farmer near Stratford was concerned about the recent rise of saline groundwater and the possible effects on his newly developed truffle farm. Agriculture Victoria … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Gippsland, horticulture, irrigation scheduling, Macalister Irrigation District, salinity Case studies, Resources
Published - 24 June 2024 By Brad Missen Tambo River Auction – Irrigation Development Guidelines ensure best practice irrigation In late 2022, winter-fill irrigation water was auctioned by Southern Rural Water (SRW) to landholders along the Tambo River. Each property that bought water triggered … Read More Agriculture Victoria, allocation, Gippsland, irrigation, irrigation development Case studies, Resources, Water Management
Published - 21 June 2024 By Alexis Killoranand Delivering an irrigation basics workshop to corporate dairy employees The Agriculture Victoria Irrigation team in Maffra, with assistance from the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA), developed and delivered an irrigation basics workshop to … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Gippsland, irrigation, irrigation scheduling, Macalister Irrigation District, MID Case studies, Resources
