Published - 3 December 2024 By Nick O'Halloran Get your farm soil maps in Google Earth Accessing soil maps for your farm in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District (GMID) or Sunraysia irrigation area just became a bit easier. If you have … Read More Agriculture Victoria, GMID, mallee irrigation, soil, Sunraysia irrigation district, Whole Farm Plan Farm Planning, Home
Published - 21 June 2023 By John Paulet & Rob O'Connor 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 16: New approach to delivery rights … 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 - 22 June 2022 By John Paulet Who Got the Irrigation Water This Season and Why: Water allocation processes 9 June 2022 WATER ALLOCATION PROCESSES The connected southern Murray Darling Basin (sMDB) extends across northern Victoria, southern New South Wales, and parts of South Australia, and … Read More Agriculture Victoria, allocation, GMID, seasonal determination, sMDB Home, Water Management
Published - 1 June 2022 By Robert O'Connor Who Got the Irrigation Water This Season and Why: Southern Basin Water Sharing Arrangements 26 May 2022 SOUTHERN BASIN WATER SHARING ARRANGEMENTS The connected southern Murray Darling Basin extends across northern Victoria, southern New South Wales, and parts of South Australia, … Read More Agriculture Victoria, GMID, sMDB Water Management
Published - 9 May 2022 By Rob O'Connor Irrigation webinar: How sMDB irrigation water is shared This webinar sub-series will focus on the connected southern basin water sharing arrangements, water allocation processes, water trade, policy and events that determined irrigation water … Read More Agriculture Victoria, GMID, irrigation webinar series, sMDB, water market, water price, water trade Water Management
Published - 22 February 2022 By Nick O'Halloran & Lyndall Ash Northern Victoria irrigator reaps rewards from pivot system assessment Following a recent assessment of a centre pivot irrigation system, modifications were made to improve energy efficiency by approximately 20%. This equates to potential cost … Read More Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, CPLM, GMID, irrigation design, irrigation system check, irrigation technology, lateral move irrigator, smarter irrigation Irrigation Systems
Published - 21 December 2021 By Sandra Beasley & Rob O'Connor Goulburn inter-valley trade and Murray shortfall risks 7 December 2021 GOULBURN INTER-VALLEY TRADE New interim policy arrangements have been implemented for Goulburn inter-valley trade (IVT) during 2021-22. These new arrangements affect the over-all volume … Read More Agriculture Victoria, GMID, irrigation, irrigation webinar series, IVT, sMDB, water trade Water Management
Published - 20 July 2021 By John Paulet AgTech Irrigation, what’s in it for you? Webinar recording 15 July 2021 Discussion points: Overview of Agriculture Victoria On Farm IoT Trial Technology from the IoT Trial included: Water flow, pressure, and level sensors Weather stations Soil moisture monitoring equipment Dendrometers Remote … Read More Agriculture Victoria, farm design, GMID, horticulture, incentives, irrigation decisions, irrigation technology, irrigation webinar series, Plan2Farm, sMDB Water Management
Published - 5 July 2021 By John Paulet Climate impacts on streamflows and future water supplies 1 July 2021 Key messages: Compared to historical records, the following has been observed: Higher temperatures Reductions in winter rainfall Some increases in summer rainfall In some catchments, a shift in … Read More Agriculture Victoria, allocation, GMID, horticulture, irrigation decisions, irrigation webinar series, IVT, Plan2Farm, sMDB, water market, water price, water trade Water Management
Published - 28 June 2021 By Tim Robinson Plan2Farm – Irrigation Farm Business Plan The Plan2Farm program has been extended and now includes the Irrigation Farm Business Plan workbook and podcast. This workbook is a modification of the original … Read More Agriculture Victoria, GMID, irrigation decisions, Plan2Farm, Whole Farm Plan Farm Planning
Published - 2 June 2021 By John Paulet & Rob O'Connor Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) water markets – a Victorian irrigation perspective 28 May 2021 Key messages: Findings from the ACCC report include: Farmer’s water assets make up about 40% of their farm asset base Water markets allow farmers to sell … Read More ACCC, Agriculture Victoria, allocation, GMID, horticulture, irrigation decisions, irrigation webinar series, Plan2Farm, sMDB, water market, water price, water trade Water Management
Published - 4 May 2021 By John Paulet & Rob O'Connor Securing your future water needs: Harnessing carryover and other water products 30 April 2021 Key messages: Last summer’s La Nina reduced irrigation demand The MDBA active storage is at 45% (this time last year active storage was at 27%) Other … Read More Agriculture Victoria, allocation, GMID, horticulture, irrigation decisions, irrigation webinar series, IVT, Plan2Farm, sMDB, water market, water price, water trade, webinar Water Management