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Signposts for Australian agriculture: the Australian dairy industry

This is a Signposts factsheet

This is an abreviated version of the Signposts report of the same title.

Signposts for Australian agriculture (Signposts) is a partnership between industry, government and research organisations. It provides access to economic, social and environmental

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Signposts for Australian agriculture: the Australian dairy industry

Signposts for Australian agriculture (Signposts) is a partnership between industry, government and research organisations. It provides access to economic, social and environmental data specific to an industry in order to inform policy development, strategic decision making and research priorities. Agriculture is under pressure to demonstrate its performance credentials - in particular its environmental credentials, and to inform the community about its management practices. The agriculture (more)...

Changing Irrigation Systems and Management in the Harvey Irrigation Area

Milestone Report - End of Stage 1 - February 2004

The project is examining issues of water use efficiency (WUE) in the South West Irrigation Area (hereafter called the Harvey Irrigation Area). A significant WUE issue is whether water savings, improved pasture yields and farm productivity can be achieved through sprinkler (centre pivot) irrigation of dairy pasture in comparison with traditional surface bay irrigation (often called flood irrigation). This project is a case study conducted on (more)...

Improving water use efficiency by reducing groundwater recharge under irrigated pastures

final report

Approximately 65% of water extracted for irrigation in Northern Victoria and over 30% in the NSW Murray Valley is applied to pastures. In 1996, Murray Irrigation Limited (MIL) introduced a Total Farm Water Balance Policy which aimed to limit farm water use to sustainable levels and hence to reduce groundwater recharge to the district watertable. The dairy industry had some concerns with the original limit of 4 Ml per hectare and initiated discussions (more)...

Establishing a process to improve irrigation automation

final report

Irrigated dairying is a major farming activity in the Murray Valley Irrigation Area (MVIA), in north-east Victoria, contributing greatly to this State’s economy. Most of the dairy farmers in this area flood irrigate their pastures. For better pasture quality and quantity, efficient irrigation is vital. The project entitled "Establishing a Process to Improve Irrigation Automation," realising the importance of irrigation for the dairy industry, has defined some (more)...

Irrigation Risk Management - Rice Farmer's Kit

Tailoring water entitlement to suit your business

The kit provides case studies and structured worksheets for you to record your own figures in the kit framework. This should provide a pathway through the many decisions you must make in settling on the ‘right’ level of entitlement for your irrigation business. You will need to keep reviewing your decisions at least once every season.

Irrigation Risk Management - Dairy Farmer's Kit

Tailoring water entitlement to suit your business

The kit provides case studies and structured worksheets for you to record your own figures in the kit framework. This should provide a pathway through the many decisions you must make in settling on the ‘right’ level of entitlement for your irrigation business. You will need to keep reviewing your decisions at least once every season.