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Land & Water Australia. 2008. News. [Online] (Updated May 26th, 2010)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/2647 [Accessed Wednesday 29th of February 2012 08:10:46 PM ].

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Drip irrigation Special Interest Group members and conference presenters include

Efficient application of irrigation water

NPSI has assisted Irrigation Australia with production of a manual about understanding drip irrigation (above ground and sub surface) and how best to apply it.

Making better use of stored water

Along with the CRC for Irrigation Futures, the CRC for Polymers, and various other parties, NPSI has contributed to knowledge and techniques that will make better use of stored water, including reduction of evaporative loss.

Pictured with Alison McCarthy are Peter Egglestone of Goulburn Murray Water and

Investing in people

Each year NPSI provides summer scholarships enabling several students to gain supervised experience in various aspects of irrigation research. Travel fellowships are also offered. These programs aim to provide experience, expand knowledge and encourage smart young people into careers in irrigation research.

Oxygation researcher Surya Bhattarai

Investing in technology

The Irrigation Australia conference presentations and exhibition showed many advances in applied irrigation technologies.

Improving performance of irrigated cotton and grains

Using land for both cotton and grains to take advantage of land resources and moisture reserves can mean economic and water use efficiency gains.

Benchmarking and knowing individual performance, as well as understanding the options available, will aid decision-making. Speakers at the conference who addressed this subject were Janelle Montgomery of Industry and Investment NSW and Brendan Power from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries

Bruce Cockroft

Soil is a key to boosting irrigation productivity

Food production in Australia can be greatly increased without putting pressure on limited water supplies.

Don’t let water saving potential evaporate

Evaporation accounts for the biggest water losses in the nation, which means the potential shown from recent evaporation research and development, involving on-farm and major storage trials, should continue to be explored.