Published - 19 January 2026 By Stephanie Ann Veskoukis Be Part of the Gippsland Irrigation Expo 2026 – Exhibitors Wanted We are inviting irrigation businesses to showcase their products, services and latest technologies at the Gippsland Irrigation Expo this year. The Gippsland Irrigation Expo will return … Read More drought, irrigation, irrigation decisions, irrigation design, irrigation technology, seasonal conditions, soil moisture monitoring Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Irrigation Systems, Water Management
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
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, Resources
Published - 1 May 2025 By Rob O'Connor Upcoming water availability update Thursday 1 May 2025 Upcoming water availability update Southern Basin The aim of this service is to reduce some of the uncertainty about upcoming irrigation water availability, to … Read More allocations, basin, inflow, irrigation, outlook, storage, water Irrigation Scheduling, Resources, Water Management
Published - 27 June 2025 By Stephanie Ann Veskoukis Newry centre pivot assessment increases irrigation accuracy by 13% Context: Leathorn Dairies in Newry, West Gippsland, demonstrated just how important basic maintenance can be in improving irrigation efficiency. Over a two-year period, Agriculture Victoria performed … Read More Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, irrigation, irrigation efficiency Irrigation Systems, Resources
Published - 1 July 2025 By Caelan McIntosh Maximising return on investment for irrigation based solar installations Maximising the return on investment for any solar installation requires using as much of the power as possible, at the time it is generated, or … Read More Agriculture Victoria, CPLM, irrigation, solar pumping Irrigation Systems, Resources
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 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 - 24 November 2021 By Irrigation Energy Efficiency Webinar Learn how to improve the energy efficiency of your pressurised irrigation system in our next energy webinar. Irrigation assessments are one way farmers can use … Read More Agriculture Victoria, energy efficiency, energy farming, irrigation, irrigation efficiency, webinar Irrigation Systems
Published - 1 May 2020 By Tim Robinson North Central Regional Catchment Strategy 2021-27 People who farm and manage land, live in towns, work, volunteer or go to school all have a role to play in renewing the Regional … Read More Engage Victoria, irrigation, Loddon Valley, Torrumbarry Water Management
Published - 13 March 2020 By Rob O'Connor Managing autumn irrigation and stock feed requirements Many farmers in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District are preparing for autumn irrigation start-up. Others have already started irrigating, largely on ‘the back’ of rain that … Read More Agriculture Victoria, GMID, irrigation, irrigation decisions, seasonal conditions Farm Planning, Home, Irrigation Scheduling, Resources, Water Management
Published - 17 February 2020 By Rob O'Connor & Tim Robinson Seasonal Updates Feb 2020: Commodity outlooks and cropping options Free, cross-industry sessions were held in February 2020 to assist irrigators with upcoming sowing, irrigation and stock feeding decisions. The latest information is provided on climate … Read More Agriculture Victoria, dry seasons, GMID, ICC, irrigated cropping council, irrigation, irrigation decisions, nccma, Plan2Farm, seasonal conditions, seasonal outlook Farm Planning, Home, Resources
