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Sub surface irrigation makes sense in a dry environment like Australia. In this system sub surface irrigation delivers water direct to a plants root system. It is most effective on permanent plantings such as the Barossa Valley, SA, grape vines in this picture. Subsurface irrigation can be achieved by drip lines buried under . . . → Read More: Sub-surface Irrigation Probably one of the oldest methods of irrigating paddocks is surface irrigation (also known as flood or furrow irrigation), where farmers flow water down small trenches running through their crops. Human’s first invention after learning how to grow plants from seeds was probably a bucket to carry water to plants. For most of human . . . → Read More: Surface Irrigation Spray irrigation is a modern and commonly-used system of irrigating, but it also requires machinery and a greater use of energy (power). Spray irrigation systems are in use on many farms today throughout the world. The systems can simply be long hoses with sprinkers along the length or a large scale center-pivot system that . . . → Read More: Spray Irrigation Risk Management in irrigation is the process of identifying the potential risks, determining the chances of those risks occurring, estimating their impact and developing strategies and tactics to avoid or minimise their impact. As well as calculating crop areas for available irrigation in a median or average year (refer article What is Water Budgeting?) . . . → Read More: Irrigation - Risk Management and Benchmarking We all budget to make the best use of a resource, be it money, time or an asset like water. Water budgeting is an essential part of risk management on farms. We use water budgeting to try and foresee any risks with our water use decisions and plan to minimise any negative aspects of . . . → Read More: What is Water Budgeting? Irrigation is the act of supplying water to meet crop water needs between rainfall events. In order to sustainably manage your water resources, you need to calculate the best time to irrigate and also how much water to use. A generalised diagram of the relationship between plant yield and water applied is shown below. . . . → Read More: Targetting Irrigation |
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