Published - 8 February 2019 By Alexis Killoran Upgrading to spray irrigation in the Macalister ID At a glance Project: Flood to spray conversion Area: 36 hectares Soil type: Moderate permeability Water source: River diversion and reuse system Production: Significant increase Stock numbers: Tripled Project cost: $138,314 Incentives rebate: … Read More Agriculture Victoria, CPLM, irrigation design, Macalister Irrigation District, smarter irrigation Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 4 February 2019 By Workshop your irrigation, forage and cropping options Agriculture Victoria is running a series of free workshops as part of the Plan2Farm project that will help participants make tactical decisions around dry seasonal … Read More Agriculture Victoria, dry seasons, Plan2Farm, seasonal conditions, seasonal outlook Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management
Published - 18 December 2018 By Jeremy Giddings Managing citrus orchards with less water To manage citrus orchards with less water requires an understanding of your orchard’s water requirements and the impacts of water stress. There are a variety … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drought, dry seasons, horticulture, NSW DPI, seasonal conditions, Sunraysia Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management
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 - 12 November 2018 By Rob O'Connor & Tim Robinson Top irrigation links! This page shows ‘hot links’ that provide valuable and popular information for irrigators and the broader irrigation community in northern Vic, southern NSW and Gippsland Upcoming … Read More GMID, irrigation, irrigation information, seasonal determination, seasonal outlook Farm Planning, Home, Resources, Water Management
Published - 31 October 2018 By Mike Morris (Agriculture Victoria) Shallow surface drainage improves the performance of border-check irrigation systems Waterlogging and poor irrigation uniformity can limit the yield potential of border-check irrigation systems. In northern Victoria where border-check is the main irrigation system used, … Read More Agriculture Victoria, border-check irrigation, spinner cuts, surface drainage Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 11 October 2018 By Tim Robinson Dry Seasonal Conditions workshops – September 2018 Free workshops presented in September by Agriculture Victoria and Plan2Farm provided the latest on seasonal settings and outlooks and an opportunity to discuss some tactical … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drought, dry seasonal conditions, GMID, irrigation, Plan2Farm, seasonal conditions, seasonal outlook Farm Planning, Home, Resources
Published - 4 October 2018 By Nick O'Halloran Renewables and Irrigation Webinar – What works and when? On and off grid systems Agricultural research economists, Janine Powell and Jon Welsh (both AgEcon) share their findings about how and when incorporating renewable energy technologies and irrigation storage stack … Read More irrigation technology, pumping, Renewable energy Home, Irrigation Systems, 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 - 20 September 2018 By Alexis Killoran Making sure you are ready for irrigation – maintenance tips Due to the dry conditions experienced in the Macalister Irrigation District (MID), irrigation has started earlier, and perhaps may finish later than normal, so it … Read More Agriculture Victoria, irrigation, Macalister Irrigation District, MID, system maintenance Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 10 September 2018 By The design of a Centre Pivot or Lateral Move irrigator System design can vary greatly for Centre Pivot or Lateral Move (CPLM) irrigation systems. Variations in design can have a large effect on capital and … Read More Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, CPLM, irrigation design, irrigation technology, lateral move irrigator, Whole Farm Plan Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 17 August 2018 By Planning a Centre Pivot or Lateral Move system When planning a Centre Pivot or Lateral Move (CPLM) system the following aspects need to be considered at the planning stage: Physical location (area, shape, topography, … Read More Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, CPLM, irrigation, irrigation design, irrigation technology, lateral move irrigator Home, Irrigation Systems, Resources
