Published - 13 November 2024 By Timothy Robinson Weekly Irrigation Requirement$ Summary – Driving Water Productivity in Northern Victoria Wednesday 13 November 2024 Weekly Irrigation Requirement$ Summary – Driving Water Productivity Northern Victoria This update provides ‘reference evapotranspiration’ (ETo) information to assist with improved irrigation scheduling for top … Read More Agriculture Victoria, irrigation scheduling, smarter irrigation, soil moisture monitoring Irrigation Scheduling
Published - 27 June 2024 By Sarah Killury Flood to spray conversions – saving time, water and nutrients On a large dairy farm in Denison, a farming family has spent years developing their irrigation system. Their goals were to improve water use efficiency and … Read More Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, Gippsland, irrigation, Macalister Irrigation District Case studies
Published - 26 June 2024 By Caelan McIntosh Irrigation farm planning promotes cultural heritage management A recent irrigation farm plan application from beef farmers in Stratford triggered an in-depth extension process which resulted in positive outcomes for the irrigators, the … Read More Agriculture Victoria, farm planning, Macalister Irrigation District, WGCMA, Whole Farm Plan Case studies, Farm Planning
Truffle farming in the MID: advice on water quality and irrigation scheduling A truffle farmer near Stratford was concerned about the recent rise of saline groundwater and the possible effects on his newly developed truffle farm. Agriculture Victoria … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Gippsland, horticulture, irrigation scheduling, Macalister Irrigation District, salinity Case studies
Published - 24 June 2024 By Brad Missen Tambo River Auction – Irrigation Development Guidelines ensure best practice irrigation In late 2022, winter-fill irrigation water was auctioned by Southern Rural Water (SRW) to landholders along the Tambo River. Each property that bought water triggered … Read More Agriculture Victoria, allocation, Gippsland, irrigation, irrigation development Case studies, Water Management
Published - 21 June 2024 By Alexis Killoranand Delivering an irrigation basics workshop to corporate dairy employees The Agriculture Victoria Irrigation team in Maffra, with assistance from the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA), developed and delivered an irrigation basics workshop to … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Gippsland, irrigation, irrigation scheduling, Macalister Irrigation District, MID Case studies, Resources
Published - 21 June 2024 By Billy Marshall Navigating the challenges of case managing an irrigation incentives project with the landholder based abroad An on-ground works incentive project facilitated by Maffra’s Agriculture Victoria Irrigation team faced a unique set of challenges. The owner of the dairy farm was based … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Gippsland, incentives, reuse system, WGCMA Case studies, Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 20 June 2024 By Alexis Killoranand Extension services assist new farming entrants The Agriculture Victoria irrigation team were recently contacted by a couple who had just purchased 40 acres at Dawson, Victoria. They were completely new to … Read More Agriculture Victoria, case study, farm design, Gippsland, irrigation design, irrigation technology Case studies, Farm Planning
Published - 19 June 2024 By Billy Marshall and Caelan McIntosh Sub-surface drip irrigation farm walk The Maffra Agriculture Victoria irrigation extension team conducted a farm walk at a dairy farm near Sale in March of 2023. Local irrigators were afforded … Read More Agriculture Victoria, case study, Gippsland, Macalister Irrigation District, sub-surface drip irrigation Case studies, Irrigation Systems
Published - 21 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Fertigation in drip systems – Part 2 There are two basic injection methods used to apply fertigation in drip irrigation systems: pressure differential and injection pumps. Many factors will influence which system suits … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, fertigation Irrigation Systems
Published - 19 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Fertigation in drip systems – Part 1 Fertigation is the application of soluble fertilisers and micronutrients to crops through an irrigation system, and drip irrigation systems are highly suited to support this … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, fertigation Irrigation Systems
Published - 14 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Filtration for drip irrigation Filtration is an essential component of some irrigation methods and a crucial part of drip irrigation systems. Besides being an expensive investment at first, it … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, filtration, irrigation maintenance Irrigation Systems
