Sub-surface drip irrigation farm walk

The Maffra Agriculture Victoria irrigation extension team conducted a farm walk at a dairy farm near Sale in March of 2023. Local irrigators were afforded the opportunity to see a long-term installation of sub-surface drip irrigation under lucerne. Context in the MID Sub-surface drip irrigation is a network of pipes [...]

2025-11-05T14:12:40+11:0019 June 2024|Case studies, Irrigation Systems, Resources|

Want to improve yields under sub-surface drip? Then reduce deep drainage losses.

In Australia, processing tomatoes are grown in the irrigation districts of the central Murray valley using sub-surface drip irrigation. The industry wishes to lift yields but believes low soil pH and poor soil structure are major impediments to achieving their 200 t ha-1 target. However, past efforts to ameliorate soils [...]

2023-05-30T13:58:56+10:0030 May 2023|Water Management|
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