Published - 8 April 2021 By Using tension based soil moisture monitoring tools to schedule irrigation Tension measuring devices provide information about water availability in the soil. Soil tension can be used by irrigators to better plan when to irrigate in … Read More irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, soil moisture monitoring Irrigation Scheduling, Irrigation Systems, Water Management
Published - 22 January 2021 By John Paulet & Pippa Auld Centre Pivot and Lateral Move Performance Check An underperforming centre pivot or lateral move (CPLM) irrigation system can be costly. Poor performance can occur throughout the system including in the pump, motor, … Read More Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, CPLM, energy saving, farm design, head loss, irrigation, irrigation design, irrigation technology, lateral move irrigator, pumping efficiency, smarter irrigation, spray irrigation, system maintenance Irrigation Systems
Published - 11 November 2020 By Natalie Mason Using satellites to monitor crop water use Agriculture Victoria is offering training in the use of satellite crop water use technology (IrriSAT) which can be used for irrigated and rainfed crops. Registrants are … Read More Agriculture Victoria, irrigation decisions, irrigation technology, irriSAT Water Management
Published - 23 June 2020 By John Paulet A new guide to Irrigation in Northern Victoria Are you planning to make a change to your irrigation system or are you new to irrigation in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District? The Irrigation in Northern Victoria booklet is now available … Read More Agriculture Victoria, farm design, gbcma, GMID, groundwater, horticulture, irrigation, irrigation decisions, irrigation design, irrigation information, irrigation systems, irrigation technology, irrigation upgrades, nccma, soil moisture monitoring, Whole Farm Plan Farm Planning, Irrigation Systems, Water Management
Published - 9 June 2020 By Rob O'Connor Support available to help boost water productivity The Victorian Minister for Agriculture, Jaclyn Symes recently announced that the amount available for the On-Farm Drought Resilience Grant Program has increased from $5,000 to … Read More Agriculture Victoria, dry seasons, incentives, irrigation decisions, irrigation technology, SMM, soil moisture monitoring Irrigation Scheduling
Published - 25 May 2020 By Natalie Mason Monitoring health and crop water requirements using remote sensing Human eyes can see colour in the visible spectrum of light, such as the colours of the rainbow (blue, green and red visible light bands). … Read More crop health, irrigation, irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, NDRE, NDVI, remote sensing Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 11 May 2020 By Natalie Mason Introduction to remote sensing for crop health Remote sensing refers to a suite of technologies that use sensors to obtain information about an object without making contact with it. The sensors used … Read More irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, NDVI, remote sensing, smarter irrigation Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 6 April 2020 By Natalie Mason Plant based sensors for irrigation scheduling Technology used in irrigation scheduling is becoming more diverse and more sophisticated. Scheduling information can be gathered from variety of sources including weather stations, soil … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, horticulture, irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, mallee irrigation, smarter irrigation Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 31 March 2020 By Rob O'Connor Tools for better irrigation scheduling In this recent webinar, Rob O’Connor from Agriculture Victoria discusses irrigation scheduling tools to achieve top yields and water use efficiency. Rob provides information on Evapotranspiration … Read More Agriculture Victoria, evapotranspiration, irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, smarter irrigation, SMM, soil moisture monitoring Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources
Published - 20 January 2020 By Natalie Mason Domenic Sergi’s Farming Story: Mallee Irrigation Efficiency Incentives Program SJDC Produce director Domenic Sergi said the irrigation efficiency incentive program through the Mallee CMA allowed them to “improve our farm infrastructure”, and “help bring … Read More Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, horticulture, incentives, irrigation decisions, irrigation technology, Mallee CMA, mallee irrigation, soil moisture monitoring, Sunraysia, Sunraysia irrigation district Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Irrigation Systems, Resources, Water Management
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, farm design, irrigation technology, pipes and risers, Whole Farm Plan Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Systems, 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
