Alex Schultz from NSW DPI talks about the Smarter Irrigation for Profit phase 2 Key learning sites in southern NSW

Alex Schultz from NSW DPI talks about the Smarter Irrigation for Profit phase 2 Key learning sites in southern NSW. There are four demonstrations sites that are part of this project, Central West Farming Systems at Condobolin, Irrigation Research and Extension Committee site at Darlington Point, Irrigated Cropping Council at Kerang and Southern Growers at Finley. There will be a range of technologies used at each of the sites including soil moisture monitors and automation technology which combine to demonstrate best management irrigation practice. There are a number of research questions being asked around irrigation scheduling, grazing management and managing limited water availability for maximum return per megalitre. Trials were initiated in 2019 and are taking place again in 2020.