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The Irrigation Channel
by Irrigation Farmers Network
The Irrigation Farmers Network is proud to present The Irrigation Channel - a podcast that brings news and information from the world of irrigation research and practices. IFN is a farmer driven, not for profit, independent research organisation, committed to providing the latest research in irrigated grain production and connecting growers with local, state and national research and extension. Collaborating with key research/extension organisations and funding bodies ensures growers across the region have access to the latest information in irrigated grain production systems to enable them to make informed decisions about best practice and drive profitable, sustainable farm systems.
Episodes
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Flexible Farming Systems: Faba Beans
This project aims to demonstrate flexible farming systems management including agronomic techniques that allow us to react to seasonal forecasting and variability. The goal is to create a flexible irrigated farming system that can react to an un-forecasted poor season by adjusting inputs or…
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Flexible Farming Systems: Barley
This project aims to demonstrate flexible farming systems management including agronomic techniques that allow us to react to seasonal forecasting and variability. The goal is to create a flexible irrigated farming system that can react to an un-forecasted poor season by adjusting inputs or…
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Flexible Farming Systems: Wheat
This project aims to demonstrate flexible farming systems management including agronomic techniques that allow us to react to seasonal forecasting and variability. The goal is to create a flexible irrigated farming system that can react to an un-forecasted poor season by adjusting inputs or…
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Flexible Farming Systems: Canola management strategies
The demonstration compared different management strategies that could assist in preparing for and responding to drought, including: - Maximise production when irrigation water is available to enable building of cash reserves - Flexible farming, where we "pull the pin” to use less irrigation water...
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Key management practices for the success of dry and early sown crops
The De-Risking the Seeding project aims to increase adoption of key management practices for the success of dry and early sown crops, by investigating key aspects of sowing such as Variety Selection Opportunities for long coleoptile wheats Seed placement / optimising sowing depth Seeding rates...
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Top Agronomy Tips for Canola - Damian Jones, Research Manager IFN
The optimising irrigated grains research was a 3 year investment by GRDC. Irrigation Farmers Network in collaboration with FAR Australia developed a research program to evaluate crop specific agronomic management practices in irrigated environments in order to determine their effects on system...
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Top Agronomy Tips for High Yielding Faba Beans - Damian Jones, Research Manager Irrigation Farmers Network
The optimising irrigated grains research was a 3 year investment by GRDC. Irrigation Farmers Network in collaboration with FAR Australia developed a research program to evaluate crop specific agronomic management practices in irrigated environments in order to determine their effects on system...
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Luke Mancini, Origin Grain - Maize Marketing Options for 2024
We spoke to Luke about marketing options for grain maize in 2024 as part of the Optimising Irrigated Grains Project, funded by GRDC
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Setting up for fodder crops
This episode is part of the Fodder For The Future project and has been funded by the Federal Government under the Murray–Darling Basin Economic Development Program. With good water allocation this year many dairy farmers are getting ready to put summer fodder crops in. Over the past 2 years the…
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High moisture grain storage
With a wet harvest a real possibility this year, we talked to grain storage specialist Chris Warrick. Chris shared his tips for managing high moisture grain and how to prepare your storage effectively.
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Plan2Farm - Business planning discussion with Don Stewart
The Plan2Farm Irrigation business planning program is designed to help farmers develop a business plan and build resilient farm businesses in a changing climate with volatile water allocations and markets. Don Stewart is a dairy farmer in the Loddon Campaspe region, he is sharing his story on how...
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Optimising Irrigated Grains, Maize Marketing - Adam Robinson
Maize Marketing We are seeing more maize been sown across the region and one of the key challenges that some growers face is the lack of markets for grain maize. This podcast is to help growers gain some insights into marketing options and to provide information to help them make informed decisions.
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Planning for 2021
Is during harvest, one of the most stressful and busy times of the year the best time to be making sound business decisions? This podcast aims to get farmers thinking more strategically about making decisions for next season and beyond. Dr Kate Burke from Think Agri is a highly experienced...
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ICC Field Day Special - Alex Schultz
In this special episode of the Irrigation Channel, we feature presentations that were recorded during the ICC Field Day which was held on 24 September 2020. In this episode, our Executive Officer, Charlie Aves, chats with Alex Schultz who is a Research Development Officer with NSW Department of...
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ICC Field Day Special - Damian Jones
In this special episode of the Irrigation Channel, we feature presentations that were recorded during the ICC Field Day which was held on 24 September 2020. In this episode, our Executive Officer, Charlie Aves, introduces Damian Jones, our Trials Manager, about the irrigated variety trials at...
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ICC Field Day Special - Nick Poole
In this special episode of the Irrigation Channel, we feature presentations that were recorded during the ICC Field Day which was held on 24 September 2020. In this episode, our Executive Officer, Charlie Aves introduces Nick Poole, project leader with FAR Australia. Nick spoke about the GRDC...
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Using water strategically to maximise returns
Each year growers are making decisions about the best way to use their water, winter crops, summer crops, different crop types (varieties) etc. Craig Reynolds from Congupna shares how they best use water in their system to maximise returns and meet their farm goals.
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Soil moisture monitoring to help growers make decisions
Dale is an agronomist with the Victorian Department for Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Biosecurity and Agriculture Services Branch). Dale has a wealth of experience and knowledge in soil moisture monitoring systems and data analysis to provide real time relevant information to assist farmers to...
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What are the economic considerations when irrigating?
Our guest, Damian Jones, a Trial Manager with the Irrigated Cropping Council (ICC) spoke about the agronomic and economic considerations when irrigating. Further Information The gross margins mentioned use the figures of $250/t for wheat and $390/ML for water Correct Crop Sequencing - Decision...
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How do we use data to make irrigation decisions?
Our guest, Alex Schultz, a Research Development Officer with the NSW Department of Primary Industries about using data to make irrigation decisions. For more information: Soil sensor network http://murrayvalleysoilmoisture.site/ Irrigation Scheduling - How to poster...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Irrigation Farmers Network is proud to present The Irrigation Channel - a podcast that brings news and information from the world of irrigation research and practices.
IFN is a farmer driven, not for profit, independent research organisation, committed to providing the latest research in irrigated grain production and connecting growers with local, state and national research and extension.
Collaborating with key research/extension organisations and funding bodies ensures growers across the region have access to the latest information in irrigated grain production systems to enable them to make informed decisions about best practice and drive profitable, sustainable farm systems.
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