Irrigation
NSW Sustaining the Basin: Border Rivers - Gwydir
An irrigation modernisation initiative - an opportunity to upgrade irrigation infrastructure, improve productivity, adapt to reduced water availability & ensure the long-term sustainability of local communities.
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Related websites
- Irrigation and drainage management plans
Information about the components and benefits of an integrated drainage management plan (IDMP) and guidelines to assist a manager to develop their own IDMP. - Irrigation costs
Information and tools to assist managers to estimate the costs associated with their irrigation systems. - Irrigation of specific crops
Information about irrigation that is specific to a particular crop. - Irrigation systems
Selecting an irrigation system, pressurised and surface irrigations systems and pumps. - Regional irrigation profiles
Profiles of irrigation areas in NSW that include the number of licences and enterprises, entitled volumes or areas authorised for irrigation, the area irrigated and water used in total and by crop type, irrigation methods, irrigated crop yields and the value of irrigated agriculture in the region. - Soil water monitoring and irrigation scheduling
Descriptions of monitoring equipment and its maintenance, irrigation scheduling resources. - Water use efficiency
Evaluation of water use efficiency for a large number of irrigation systems, including checklists. - NSW Sustaining the Basin: Border Rivers - Gwydir
An irrigation modernisation initiative of Industry & Investment NSW. It provides an opportunity for Border Rivers - Gwydir irrigators to upgrade irrigation infrastructure, improve productivity, adapt to reduced water availability and ensure the long-term sustainability of local communities.