Published - 13 March 2020 By Rob O'Connor Managing autumn irrigation and stock feed requirements 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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, GMID, irrigation, irrigation decisions, seasonal conditions Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources, Water Management
Published - 4 February 2020 By Natalie Mason Anthony Cirillo’s Farming Story: Mallee Irrigation Efficiency Incentives Program Table grape grower Anthony Cirillo said help to install “cutting edge technology” had resulted in bigger crops and better-quality fruit using “the same, if not … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, horticulture, incentives, irrigation decisions, irrigation scheduling, Mallee CMA, mallee irrigation, Sunraysia Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Irrigation Systems, Resources, Water Management
Published - 20 January 2020 By Natalie Mason Domenic Sergi’s Farming Story: Mallee Irrigation Efficiency Incentives Program SJDC Produce director Domenic Sergi said the irrigation efficiency incentive program through the Mallee CMA allowed them to “improve our farm infrastructure”, and “help bring … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, horticulture, incentives, irrigation decisions, irrigation technology, Mallee CMA, mallee irrigation, soil moisture monitoring, Sunraysia, Sunraysia irrigation district Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Irrigation Systems, Resources, Water Management
Published - 8 April 2019 By Dry Seasonal Conditions February 2019 – David Barthold During February Agriculture Victoria ran a series of workshops under the Plan2Farm banner. Participants were provided with key information for making tactical decisions around dry … Read More Agriculture Victoria, dry seasons, irrigation decisions, nccma, Plan2Farm, ruralco water, seasonal conditions Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 29 November 2018 By Rob O'Connor What to know about Evapotranspiration and how to use it to schedule irrigations Evapotranspiration provides a relatively objective and reliable estimate of the water requirements of actively growing plants in a farm situation. Evapotranspiration information can be used … Read More Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation scheduling, smarter irrigation Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 27 September 2018 By Alexis Killoran Calculating Readily Available Water at the Macalister Irrigation Farm A soil pit was recently dug at the Macalister Demonstration Farm (MDF) to better understand the Readily Available Water (RAW) content of the farm. RAW … Read More Agriculture Victoria, irrigation scheduling, Macalister Irrigation District, MID, soil Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 2 July 2018 By Rob O'Connor Using soil moisture information to schedule irrigations As part of the Accelerating Change project in Northern Victoria, various soil moisture monitoring (SMM) devices were used over the last 3 years under surface … Read More accelerating change, Agriculture Victoria, irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, SMM, soil moisture monitoring Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 7 February 2018 By Rob O'Connor What to know about Soil Moisture Monitoring Soil Moisture Monitoring (SMM) devices provide information about the water status of soil. This information can be used to help you achieve top yields and … Read More irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, SMM, soil moisture monitoring Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Irrigation Systems, Resources
