Published - 13 May 2026 By Amanda Gois Viana Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Northern Victoria Wednesday, 13 May 2026 Weekly Irrigation Requirements Northern Victoria Hello Irrigators, This is our final update for the 2025–26 irrigation season, wrapping up with forecast rain expected across the GMID over … Read More Agriculture Victoria, irrigation scheduling, smarter irrigation, soil moisture monitoring Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 21 June 2023 By Rob O'Connorand Irrigation webinar series recordings Welcome to the Irrigation Webinar Series recordings page Below you will find links to each recording as they become available. Webinar 18: 2025 Water Supply and Demand … Read More Agriculture Victoria, allocation, GMID, horticulture, irrigation decisions, irrigation webinar series, IVT, mallee irrigation, Plan2Farm, sMDB, water market, water price, water trade Water Management
Published - 17 December 2025 By Nick O'Halloran & John O'Connor Energy assessment tool for centre pivot & travelling irrigation systems Energy assessments of irrigation systems across the Murray Darling Basin have highlighted huge opportunities to improve irrigation energy efficiency. However, many farms still ask: How can … Read More Agriculture Victoria, energy, irrigation design, irrigation efficiency, irrigation energy efficiency, irrigation uniformity, NSW DPI, power Irrigation Systems
Published - 12 March 2024 By Jeremy Giddings & Amanda Viana Drip system maintenance and monitoring Irrigation systems, in particular drip irrigation, will only operate properly if well maintained. By regularly monitoring and maintaining its components we can reduce blockages, deterioration … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, irrigation maintenance Irrigation Systems, Resources
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, Resources
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, Resources
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, Resources
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, 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, Resources
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, Resources, Water Management
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, Resources
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, Resources
