Fact Sheet

Staged automation of irrigation in cotton systems

A staged approach to automation of irrigation can significantly reduce future costs.

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Smart Sensing and Automation – A Cruise Control System for Irrigation

John Hornbuckle from Deakin University presenting at the Australian Cotton Conference on Smart Sensing of automation

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C21 SunRice Grower of the year working with SIP2 researchers

In August 2021 Rice Extension announced Darrell Fiddler, farm manager at De Bortoli Wines near Griffith at the C21 SunRice Gr...

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Smart Automation in Rice

Smart automation in rice provides practical and financial benefit for producers. John Hornbuckle from Deakin University and G...

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Irrigation Automation

Automation of Irrigation has the potential to provide real gains for producers. The gains will be mostly with regard time and...

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Fact Sheet

Automated irrigation and successful aerobic rice production

Reducing or eliminating the period of permanent flooding of a rice crop by flush irrigating can substantially reduce rice wat...

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Case Study

GVIA Application of digital technologies for automated irrigation field day booklet

The February 2021 field day brought together producers, researchers and industry partners to hear about the latest research a...

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Case Study

Economic case study – Integrated smart sensing and automation for cotton bankless channel irrigation

This case study analyses the application of smart sensing and automation in an example bankless channel cotton irrigation sys...

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Case Study

Smart Irrigation control in rice growing systems – Economic case study

This case study analyses the application of smart sensing and automation in an example bankless channel rice irrigation syste...

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Case Study

Review of Existing and Planned Broadacre Irrigation Research, Development and Extension SIP2- Desktop Study 27 June 2021

Review of current and future broadacre irrigation RD&E needs

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Case Study

Growing rice with less water and labour

With the touch of a button, De Bortoli Wines Farm Operations Manager Darrell Fiddler was able to irrigate part of his rice ...

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GVIA SIP2 Field Day 2021 Rodrigo File Maia talks about Keytah Smart Sensing project

Keytah is one of the sites where the Deakin University team are conducting their SIP2 Smart Sensing research. Rodrigo File Ma...

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Tom Dowling talks at the GVIA SIP2 Field day

At the 2021 GVIA SIP2 field day Tom Dowling from GoannaAg talks about collaborations with Deakin University, Padman Stops and...

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John Hornbuckle Smart Sensing and Automation Keytah

John Hornbuckle from Deakin University talks about the Smarter Irrigation for Profit 2 Smart Sensing and Automation project w...

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Webinar

IAL/ICID Webinar Addressing the global water challenge through autonomous irrigation

In October 2020 members of the SIP2 team participated in a webinar hosted by IAL and ICID. The seminar provided a technical o...

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Southern NSW cotton research update

John Hornbuckle presents 'New technology integrated smart sensing and automation for cotton' at the southern NSW cotton resea...

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This project is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program.

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