Irrigating Agriculture

Irrigating with saline groundwater in the GMID

Managing horticultural crops with less water

Soil moisture information and irrigation scheduling

Irrigating in a dry season

The Dirty Side of Irrigation

published - 19 August 2019
By Maxine Schache

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Mallee

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Driving Water Productivity
This update provides ‘reference evapotranspiration’ (ETo) data to assist with improved irrigation scheduling for top growth rates and yields for the Mallee region.
ETo graph and readings to week ending 18/08/2019*

What is Potential Evaporanspiration?
Potential evapotranspiration is calculated from a number of other measurements such as …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation, irrigation scheduling, lower murray, Sunraysia

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published - 15 August 2019
By Rob O'Connor

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Northern Victoria

Thursday 15 Aug 2019
Weekly Irrigation Requirement$ Summary – Driving Water Productivity
This update provides ‘reference evapotranspiration’ (ETo) information to assist with improved irrigation scheduling for top yields and high water productivity.

IRRIGATION COMMENTARY
Keeping an eye on plant water requirements

The water requirement for our reference crop of pasture (ETo) for the …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation, irrigation scheduling

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published - 2 August 2019
By Adrian Smith & Alex Schultz

Head loss in open channel systems

Head loss is the drop in water level as water flows through a structure or along a channel.
This video uses a scale model to visually demonstrate the effect that different sized structures, incorrectly installed structures and poorly maintained channels can have on head loss and flow rate.
Special thanks to Rice …
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farm design, gravity irrigation, head loss, irrigation design, Murray LLS, NSW DPI, open channel, Rice Extension

Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources

published - 20 May 2019
By Dennis Watson

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – North East Victoria

**Weekly Irrigation Requirements will begin again at the start of the next irrigation season**
Weekly Irrigation Requirements – North East Victoria
This update provides ‘reference evapotranspiration’ (ETo) data to assist with improved irrigation scheduling for top yields and high water productivity.Note: To convert mm to megalitres /ha, divide by 100. Eg. 50mm = …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation, irrigation scheduling, north east, smarter irrigation

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published - 16 April 2019
By Rabi Maskey

Should I install a pipe and riser or an open channel irrigation system?

Recently there has been increased interest in pipe and riser system with the roll out of programs like Farm Water. Upgrading farm irrigation supply channels to pipes and risers can potentially improve the efficiency of water use on farm through lower seepage and evaporation losses.
Pipes vs channels
Irrigators need to examine …
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Agriculture Victoria, farm design, irrigation technology, pipes and risers, Whole Farm Plan

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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

published - 9 April 2019

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Macalister Irrigation District

**Weekly Irrigation Requirements will begin again at the start of the next irrigation season**
Macalister ETo Update
14 to 20 March 2019

Flood irrigation interval for the last week was 14 days
Spray irrigators needed to have applied on average 17.5 mm of irrigation water for the week
The predicted weekly pasture water use for the MID in …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation scheduling, Macalister Irrigation District, MID, smarter irrigation

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