Day 1 - Tuesday 20th May 2008
STREAM 1: Improving on Farm - water Management - Systems and tools
CWL Henderson, M.B Yeo, G. Finlay - Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Customising drip irrigation for profitable vegetable production.
S1: Presentation | Paper
B. Latcham, E. Betts - DWLBC:
Low Impact High Performance Irrigation.
S2: Presentation (not available) | Paper
E.Soto, G. Russel - Growcom:
Irrigation Management in Wet Tropics.
S3: Presentation | Paper
R. Maskey, A. Lavis, D. Lawler - Department of Primary Industry:
Automatic border check irrigation - the water savings.
S4: Presentation | Paper
B. Kelly - Awma Pty Ltd:
Confidence to invest in water infrastructure.
S5: Presentation | Paper
A.C. McCarthy , N.H. Hancock, S.R. Raine- University of Southern Queensland
Towards evaluation of adaptive control systems for improved site specific irrigation of cotton.
S6: Presentation (not available) | Paper
N. Johnston, B. Fenwick, M. Cutiing - SA Murray -Darling Basin
SA MDB NRM Board Automatic Weather Station Network - An Invaluable Irrigation Management Tool.
S7: Presentation | Paper
S. Raine, S. Wallace, N. Curran - National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, University of Southern Queensland
IPART - An Infield Performance Evaluation and Reporting Tool for Pressurised Irrigation Systems.
S8: Presentation | Paper
A. Sluggett - School of Chemistry
Salt and nutrient movement under advanced fertigated citrus.
S9: Presentation | Paper
R.G. Warren, J. Miller, M. Callow - DPI:
Facilitating adoption of water use efficient management practices in the Queensland Dairy and Fodder Industries.
S10: Presentation | Paper
W. Yiasoumi, H. Grewall, B. Maheshwari, B. Simmons - NSW Department of Primary Industries:
Evaluating water saving using smart irrigation and harvesting systems.
S11: Presentation | Paper
STREAM 2: Improving Urban Irrigation efficiency
J.Brennan - Water Corporation:
Improving the Water Efficiency of Domestic Irrigation Systems.
S12: Presentation | Paper (not available)
T. Robinson - Sydney Water
Love your Garden Project.
S13: Presentation | Paper (not available)
G. Connellan, I. Shears - City of Melbourne
Watering of street trees; Theory and Practice.
S14: Presentation | Paper
J. Morrison - Econ Search:
Scoping study of the economic value of irrigation in urban green open spaces.
S15: Presentation | Paper
A. Porter - URS:
Creating Water smart Gardens across
S16: Presentation (not available) | Paper (not available)
G. Connellan, P. May, L. Denman - School of Resource Management, University of Melbourne
Decisions Support Tool To Aid In The Watering Assessment of
S17: Presentation | Paper (not available)
R. Sullings - Water Conservation Group:
Urban Irrigation Efficiency Assessment.
S18: Presentation | Paper (not available)
P. Symes, G. Connellan, P. Buss, M. Dalton - Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne:
Developing Water Management Strategy for complex landscapes.
S19: Presentation | Paper
David Zoldoske - Centre for Irrigation Technology. California:
Comparison of Water Application to Turfgrass utilising different irrigation equipment.
S19A: Presentation | Paper
N. Moschis - RainBird:
Water savings around the world using central control technology.
S20 Presentation | Paper
N. Hennessy, Peter Moller - AquaSpy Group Pty Ltd:
Urban Water Management - Intelligence in Every Drop.
S21: Presentation | Paper
C. Austin - Kookaburra Park Eco Village:
Wicked Worm Beds and Global Warming.
S22: Presentation | Paper
STREAM 3: Reuse and Recycle
U. Pinto, B. Maheshwari - School of Natural Science:
University of Western Sydney Issues and challenges of Grey Water Reuse for Irrigation in Australia.
S23: Presentation | Paper
CMJ Williams, TK. Biswas, I. Black, G. Schrale, S.Heading:
Use of Saline Lands and Wastewaters for growing of potential biofuel crop Arundo donax L. SARDI.
S24: Presentation | Paper
A. Hassanli - University of South Australia:
Effluent reuse for corn and sugar beet irrigation and the effect on yield and irrigation water use efficiency.
S25: Presentation (not available) | Paper (not available)
Prof. N.S. Bolan - Northern Adelaide Plains Recycling Scheme:
The champion in the management of recycled water for sustainable production and environmental protection.
S26: Presentation (not available) | Paper
D. Stevens - Arris Pty Ltd:
Vic comparing drip vs spray irrigation when growing lettuce with recycled water.
S27: Presentation | Paper
D. Heron - Wide Bay Water Corporation:
Innovation in Effluent Re-use.
S28: Presentation | Paper
M. Shanahan - RMCG:
Recycled Water in Agriculture - Theory to Practice.
S29: Presentation | Paper
C. Rhodda:
Southern Rural Water - Werribee Irrigation District Recycling Scheme - the first years.
S30: Presentation | Paper
WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1
Improved Soil Management and Irrigation
Our ability to produce food and fibre is under threat from the potential unavailability of fossil fuel for the manufacture of fertiliser. The cost of fertiliser has risen since May last year from $500 per tonne to $1500 per tonne currently. Add to this the increasing scarcity and cost of water, irrigation soils will become more and more a part of the solution to sustainable irrigated production.
There are innovative technological solutions such as applying biologically active and balanced foliar spray fertilisers, compost as a biologically rich organic material and the use of biochar to enhance the productive capacity of our irrigated soils. These areas will be covered in this workshop so come along and see what you or your customers can do to improve soils, yeilds and water use efficiency.
Workshop 2
Subsurface Drip on Dairy
The Dairy sector is one of the greatest users of water in Australian Agriculture today. Subsurface drip irrigation offers the potential to substantially reduce water usage in the Diary Industry whilst maintaining or even increasing dry matter production. This workshop will explore some of the technical hurdles to making this a reality, including the latest scientific research from DPI and the University of Melbourne. Case Studies from farmers already 'doing it' will highlight the benefits and the cost effectiveness of SDI for the Diary sector.
FORUMS
Forum 1
Metering Forum
As part of the National Water Initiative, national non-urban water meter standards will soon be introduced to standardise and improve water management and the accuracy of non-urban water meters across Australia. Presented by a panel of metering experts, this workshop will detail the impact of the standards for all sectors of the non urban water industry. Relevant for water meter manufacturers, state government, bulk water providers and irrigation companies.