Guidelines for Landholder and Community Participation
Streams within our region are highly valued for a range of reasons including, potable, stock and domestic water supply, recreation (both passive and active), the presence of threatened and vulnerable fish species, aesthetic beauty, biodiversity values, provision of irrigation supplies for production and value adding industry.
An improved understanding of groundwater and surface water interactions in the Wilyabrup and Smiths Brook catchments of Western Australia has resulted from a research project funded by the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation.
This bulletin explores the relationship between local irrigation practice and adaptive learning. When combined the shared conceptualisation of real world problems leads to better industry outcomes. The research bulletin uses a case study of irrigating a sweet corn crop with waste water to demonstrate this process in action.
Last year’s Irrigation Australia Limited Travel Fellowship winner Tamara Jackson made a presentation at the recent Irrigation Australia Conference on water and energy consumption patterns.
Developments in spatial sensing for precise application of water is a key interest of this year’s Irrigation Australia travel fellowship winner Alison McCarthy.
under supplementary irrigation drawn from saline groundwater
This publication explores ongoing perennial horticultural production using supplementary irrigation with saline groundwater. The role of rainfall, spatial distribution of salinity and salt-exclusion characteristics of rootstocks are among the considerations.
This publication outlines the framework for forward planning research, development and extension delivery for the irrigation industry and to assist the industry to contribute to several Australian Government Reviews considering research and development and extension/knowledge management in 2010.
The framework has been developed by the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation and Irrigation Australia Limited.
