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Published - 15 April 2021
By James Paulet

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – Macalister Irrigation District (Gippsland)

MID ETo Update
8th to 14th April 2021
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Flood irrigation interval for the last week was 15 days
Spray irrigation amount was 17 mm of irrigation water for the last week
The predicted weekly pasture …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation scheduling, Macalister Irrigation District, MID, smarter irrigation

Published - 11 April 2021
By Dennis Watson

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – North East Victoria

Weekly Irrigation Requirements – North East Victoria
This update provides ‘reference evapotranspiration’ (ETo) data to assist with improved irrigation scheduling for top yields and high water productivity. …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation, irrigation scheduling, north east, smarter irrigation

Irrigation Scheduling

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, …
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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 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 …
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irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, NDVI, remote sensing, smarter irrigation

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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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, drip irrigation, horticulture, irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, mallee irrigation, smarter irrigation

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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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, evapotranspiration, irrigation scheduling, irrigation technology, smarter irrigation, SMM, soil moisture monitoring

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Published - 8 February 2019
By Alexis Killoran

Upgrading to spray irrigation in the Macalister ID

At a glance
Project: Flood to spray conversion
Area: 36 hectares
Soil type: Moderate permeability
Water source: River diversion and reuse system
Production: Significant increase
Stock numbers: Tripled
Project cost: $138,314
Incentives rebate: …
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Agriculture Victoria, CPLM, irrigation design, Macalister Irrigation District, smarter irrigation

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Published - 29 November 2018
By Rob O'Connor

What to know about Evapotranspiration and how to use it to schedule irrigations

Evapotranspiration provides a relatively objective and reliable estimate of the water requirements of actively growing plants in a farm situation. Evapotranspiration information can be used …
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Agriculture Victoria, ETo, evapotranspiration, irrigation scheduling, smarter irrigation

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Published - 20 July 2018
By Jeremy Giddings

Variable speed drives — an energy saving option for irrigated horticulture

A variable speed drive (VSD) is used to adjust a pump’s flow or pressure to the field requirements (actual demand). Adopting VSDs in irrigation was …
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energy saving, horticulture, irrigation technology, NSW DPI, pumping efficiency, smarter irrigation, variable speed drive, VSD

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