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 - 11 June 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 09/06/2019*

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 - 20 May 2019
By Dennis Watson

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – North East Victoria

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 = 0.5ML /ha.
Below is a table showing a possible starting time for irrigation for …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation, irrigation scheduling, north east, smarter irrigation

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published - 9 May 2019
By Rob O'Connor

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Northern Victoria

Thursday 9 May 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.
This is the last email update for 2018-19. Thanks for your support and may next irrigation season be a much …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation, irrigation scheduling

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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

Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources

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

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published - 9 April 2019

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Macalister Irrigation District

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 the next week is 24 mm
Lake Glenmaggie is at 22.4%

* These figures are …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation scheduling, Macalister Irrigation District, MID, smarter irrigation

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published - 20 March 2019
By Alexis Killoran

Best practice surface irrigation upgrades in the Macalister ID

Project: Best Practice Surface Irrigation (BPSI) and Reuse System
Area: 50 ha
Water Source: Modernised Southern Rural Water (SRW) outlet
Flow Rates: Previous: 7 ML/ha Upgraded: 14 ML/ha
Watering Time: 67% faster Labour: Halved Water saved: 0.2ML/ha/irrigation (34%)
Project Cost: $207,130
BPSI Rebate: $5,720 BPSI
Project cost per hectare: $4,143/ha
Area …
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Agriculture Victoria, incentives, irrigation, Macalister Irrigation District, Whole Farm Plan

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