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Women in Horticulture Grower Tour: Italy and Israel 2012
In November 2012, nine female vegetable growers traveled to Italy and Israel as part of the inaugural Women in Horticulture Grower Study Tour. The tour … Read more
Review of current irrigation technologies
This project was developed to give Australian vegetable growers an understanding of available and emerging irrigation practices and technologies that could improve profitability and encourage … Read more
Data analytics and application technology to guide on-farm irrigation
The effectiveness of irrigation practices in Australian horticulture is currently limited by the availability of useful information to growers. Water applications are often based on … Read more
Precision seeding benefits for processing pea production
This study, which ran from 2016 to 2019, evaluated how pea yields are affected by plant spacing arrangements, stand density, and individual plant structure. The … Read more
Energy Saving workbook for Australian Vegetable growers
Infotech Research conducted a series of 22 energy audits of levy paying vegetable growers in 2014, as part of a project with Horticulture Innovation Australia … Read more
Assessing Crop Water Use In Potato Crops In The Mallee, SA
The project identifies water application and use practices, best management and encourages the uptake of soil and water monitoring equipment, enabling the good management decisions … Read more
Australian Vegetable Crops – Maximising Returns From Water
This report details water use in the major vegetable production regions and associated river catchments, including the value of output and description of market orientation. … Read more
Benchmarking predictive models, nutrients and irrigation for management of downy and powdery mildews and white blister
This project focused on white blister on brassicas, powdery mildew on cucurbits and downy mildew and anthracnose on lettuce. The project determined the efficacy and … Read more
Benchmarking Vegetable Industry Water Use
Report discusses the use of benchmarking water use within the vegetable industry as a driver for on farm improvements in natural resource management particularly in … Read more
Beneficial bacteria beat water repellency
Water repellent sandy soils are a major problem across the western and southern grain growing regions of Australia. Water repellency is caused when hydrophobic “skins” … Read more
Best Practices For Irrigation And Fertiliser Management On Sandy Soils
The project involved research on improved irrigation design and fertiliser management of vegetable cropping on sandy soils resulting in a best practice manual for production … Read more
Business case: New irrigator
There are many considerations to take into account when investing in a new irrigator. It is important to account for depreciation, cost of capital, operating … Read more