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 to the Sale Showgrounds on Wednesday 20 May 2026. The last event in 2020 attracted more than 500 visitors and this year’s Expo promises [...]
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 fell in early March. This article outlines some management tips to optimise autumn irrigation water use. It also describes steps involved in costing out irrigation [...]
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 and commodity outlooks, along with cropping options and management tips for limited water availability. Situation and outlook Short and long – term climate outlook, [...]
This webinar will focus on the impacts of our changing climate on rainfall, run-off, streamflows and water supplies in Northern Victoria. The long-term outlook for streamflows will also be provided. TOPICS • Changes that have occurred in temperature, rainfall and streamflows in recent decades • Key drivers of the changing [...]
Agriculture Victoria is running a series of free workshops as part of the Plan2Farm project that will help participants make tactical decisions around dry seasonal conditions and the upcoming autumn, winter and spring growing period. Agriculture Victoria Senior Irrigation Officer, Rob O’Connor, said the cross-industry workshops will provide the latest [...]
In recent years, water availability has been a key issue for many horticultural crops. The Apple and Pear Australia Ltd, APAL, recently hosted a webinar on options for orchard management through drought. Mark Skewes, Research Scientist at SARDI, shared his research on farm monitoring in irrigated citrus, almonds, avocado and [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBK2Ilh_es This is the first in a series of irrigation webinars by Agriculture Victoria. Listen to Craig Feuerherdt talk about the water market situation and how it works in the southern Murray Darling Basin and where the market may go between now (September 2020) and the [...]
Agriculture Victoria is pleased to present a series of regional climate webinars for Goulburn Murray Irrigation District, North East Victoria and South West Victoria. Want to know more about the climate drivers for your region, how climate forecasts relate to the weather you see on farm and what the current [...]
Agriculture Victoria is pleased to present a series of regional climate webinars for Goulburn Murray Irrigation District, North East Victoria and South West Victoria. Want to know more about the climate drivers for your region, how climate forecasts relate to the weather you see on farm and what the current [...]
In February 2020, there is another round of Seasonal Updates coming up with information on commodity outlooks and cropping options for the 2020 season. These free, cross-industry sessions will assist irrigators with upcoming sowing, irrigation and stock feeding decisions. The latest information will be provided on climate and commodity outlooks, [...]
