Water Management Archives - Irrigating Agriculture

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 our systems to modern standard, to best practice”.
With financial assistance from the incentive program and training through Agriculture Victoria they were able interpret soil surveys …
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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 - 18 January 2020
By Rob O'Connor & Tim Robinson

UPCOMING Seasonal Updates: Commodity outlooks and cropping options

In February, there is another round of Seasonal Updates coming up with information on commodity outlooks and cropping options for the 2020 season.
These free, cross-industry sessions will assist irrigators with upcoming sowing, irrigation and stock feeding decisions.
The latest information will be provided on climate and commodity outlooks, along with cropping …
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Agriculture Victoria, dry seasons, GMID, irrigation decisions, nccma, Plan2Farm, seasonal conditions, seasonal outlook

Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management

published - 6 January 2020
By Natalie Mason

Draft Land and Water Management Plan for Mallee Irrigation Region

The Victorian Mallee Irrigation Region Land and Water Management Plan is being renewed and is now open for public comment.
The plan sets out objectives and actions to deliver sustainable irrigation in the Mallee catchment area.
Mallee Irrigation Region planning area (Mallee CMA)
The latest draft:

Provides the framework to help irrigators carry on …
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Agriculture Victoria, horticulture, irrigation, Mallee CMA, mallee irrigation, Sunraysia, Sunraysia irrigation district

Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management

published - 17 December 2019
By Matthew Hawken

LCIR Land and Water Management Plan renewal

LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN RENEWAL
The Loddon Campaspe Irrigation Region Land and Water Management Plan is currently being updated.
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is seeking community input to identify local irrigation farming priorities for attracting regional funding.
Community members can provide valuable input into the draft discussion paper by …
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Agriculture Victoria, GMID, irrigation, land and water management plan, nccma, Plan2Farm, Whole Farm Plan

Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management

published - 17 December 2019
By Nick O'Halloran & Lyndall Ash

Irrigating with saline groundwater in the GMID

Shallow groundwater is a valuable water resource used by many irrigators in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District (GMID), particularly in times of low water allocation and high water prices. However, careful planning and management is essential for maintaining aquifer quality and avoiding negative impacts of irrigating with saline water on …
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Agriculture Victoria, GMID, groundwater, irrigation, salinity

Home, Resources, Water Management

published - 29 November 2019
By Natalie Mason

Nursery Irrigation Workshop in the Mallee region

During November, Agriculture Victoria hosted a free, two-day WATERWORK Nursery Irrigation Workshop at SuniTAFE Farm, which provided participants with the latest information on nursery irrigation management.
Nursery irrigation consultant, Bill Yiasoumi, shared his expertise with thirty-three attendees including students, nursery managers and employees, and farmers.
The WATERWORK workshop has been run for …
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Agriculture Victoria, irrigation workshop, mallee irrigation, Sunraysia, Sunraysia irrigation district

Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources, Water Management

published - 12 November 2019
By Ruby Barnes

Seasonal Outlook September 2019 – Water trading

Agriculture Victoria with Plan2Farm delivered 4 Dry Seasonal Conditions workshops in September across Northern Victoria. Watch the presentation on Water trading by Mark Mitchell below.
Mark is a senior policy officer with the retail entitlements and markets team with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), based in Tatura. Mark has …
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Agriculture Victoria, DELWP, dry seasons, GMID, Plan2Farm, seasonal outlook

Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management

published - 10 November 2019
By Ruby Barnes

Seasonal Outlook September 2019 – Water Markets

Agriculture Victoria with Plan2Farm delivered 4 Dry Seasonal Conditions workshops in September across Northern Victoria. Watch the presentation on the Water Markets by Craig Feuerherdt.
Craig is the Business Development Manager, for H2OX, based at Bendigo. Craig brings over 11 years of water market experience to H2OX having been the Water Operations …
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Agriculture Victoria, dry seasons, h2ox, Plan2Farm, seasonal outlook

Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management

published - 10 April 2019

Dry Seasonal Conditions February 2019 – Damian Jones

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 seasonal conditions and the upcoming autumn, winter and spring growing period.
The cross-industry workshops provided the latest information on seasonal and commodity outlooks, and discussed different …
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Agriculture Victoria, dry seasons, ICC, irrigated cropping council, irrigation decisions, Plan2Farm, seasonal conditions, seasonal outlook

Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management