Develop new and innovative irrigation technologies

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VARIwise project summary. CottonInfo Grower updates 2025

Commercialising VARIwise, an autonomous precision irrigation system.

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VARIwise: an autonomous irrigation system.

VARIwise Project. Translating autonomous irrigation research research into a commercial ready package.

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Irrigation Tools and Technologies

Irrigation Tools and technologies is an introductory guide to provide a starting point for irrigators looking to improve or i...

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Webinar

Scheduling Irrigations with Limited Water – Australian Cotton Conference

Chris Nunn from CSIRO talks about scheduling irrigations with limited water using canopy temperature sensors.

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Develop new and innovative irrigation technologies

Develop new and innovative irrigation technologies, including the application of new sensors, advanced analytics for irrigation scheduling and strategies to reduce water storage evaporation.

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Using canopy temperature stress technology to reduce yield and gross margin risk

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Benefits of using cotton temperature stress technology when water is limited.

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GVIA Application of digital technologies for automated irrigation field day booklet

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

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Podcast

Irrigation Automation with Dr Alison McCarthy

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Dr Alison McCarthy from University Southern Qld talks about her projects in Dairy and Cotton where she has developed the VARI...

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Case Study

Evaporation mitigating solutions for Australian cotton water storages

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The greatest water losses on-farm are evaporation losses from on-farm storages. Research being conducted by University of Mel...

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Responsive irrigation management with Canopy Temperature Stress technology

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As part of Smarter Irrigation for Profit phase 1 (SIP1), the CSIRO conducted on-farm trials of canopy temperature stress (CTS...

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Podcast

Plant based sensing – optimising irrigation timing in limited water

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Using plant bases sensing to monitor plant stress has been researched for many years, the challenge was determining how to ap...

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Video

Making the most of limited water by CottonInfo

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Cotton researcher and CSIRO breeder Dr Warren Conaty talks about limited water and timing application of that water during p...

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Plant-based sensing for cotton irrigation

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Water is the most limiting factor for cotton production in Australia. This project aims to help optimize the irrigation strat...

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Evaporation mitigating solution for Australian cotton water storages

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This project is about developing and demonstrating cost-effective and practical solutions to reduce evaporation from water st...

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Webinar

Plant based sensing for cotton irrigation

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Join Dr Mike Bange and Dr Hiz Jamali (CSIRO), Tom Dowling (Goanna Ag), Stewart Denston (cotton grower), and Amanda Thomas (Co...

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Gwydir Valley demonstration of the application of the latest digital technologies for precise automated irrigation

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This project will provide growers with commercially relevant information about how to best utilise irrigation monitoring tool...

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