Publications, guides, case studies | Irrigated agriculture

Publications

IREC and its industry partners develop fact sheets to educate growers and the broader community on irrigated agriculture. The fact sheets are designed to be a practical tool that can be used as a helpful reference.

IREC Demonstration Report Utrisha N in Maize (Optimising Irrigated Grains Project)

IREC Demonstration Report Maize Layouts (Flexible Farming Systems Project)

RiskWiSe Resources

1. Risk in Australian grain farming

2. Risk means probability distributions

3. Farmers risk perceptions

4. Farmers risk preferences

5. Strategic decisions, tactical decisions and risk

6. Risk aversion and fertiliser decisions

7. Diversification to reduce risk

8. Intuitive versus analytical thinking about risk

9. Learning about the riskiness of a new farming practice

10. Neglecting the risks of a project

11. Hedging to reduce crop price risk

12. Risk premium

13. Systematic decision making under risk

14. Risk versus uncertainty

15. Risky farm decision making as a social process

16. Risk aversion versus loss aversion, part 1

17. Risk aversion versus loss aversion, part 2

Pannell Discussion_Riskwise Series on Risk in Agriculture_FINAL_updated July 2024

Disease Management in Wheat (2024) Fungicide activity and product choice for early fungicide timings GS30-33 FAR

IREC Irrigation Research Update Booklet 2024

GRDC National Variety Trial Reports 2023

Winter Crop Variety Sowing Guide NSW DPI 2024

DPI Factsheet Riceblast 22.2.24

Rice Extension Q&A with Malcolm Taylor

LLS Varroa mite Response Presentation IREC AGM 2023 – as at 5 September 2023

IREC Irrigation Research Update Booklet 2023

Presentations

SNSW Preparing with Hindsight Media Release- Coleambally

SNSW Preparing with Hindsight Case Study Coleambally Farmer Peter Sheppard

Weed Control in Winter Crops 2023 NSW DPI

Managing Irrigation Dams for Carbon Benefits Dr Jackie Webb Deakin University

Crop Variety Update – Newer varieties and potential releases 2023

IREC Irrigation Research Update Booklet 2022

IREC Irrigation Research Update Booklet 2021 – cancelled due to Covid-19

DPI Summer Crop Options 2022

NSWDPI Management Guide – Insect and mite control in field crops 2022

Fall Army Worm Information

Fall army worm ID process Nov 2020 FAW familiarisation sessions Insect ID request FAW after detection

Quick links

The IREC field site weather station is online.
You can view the data at ozforecast: Weather Station online

Spray Awareness

Murrumbidgee Case Studies (Maximising on-farm irrigation profitability project)

IREC Conducting On-Farm Trials

Have a listen to the podcasts on On-Farm Trials where Anthony Rudd, Iva Quarisa, Emma Ayliffe and Kieran O’Keeffe breakdown the steps involved in setting up and doing good on-farm trials.

Podcasts available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Episode 1 – Importance of a solid process and flexible planning – Spotify or Apple.

Episode 2 – Trial methods and planning for your on-farm trials – Spotify or Apple.

Episode 3 – Provide insight into the on-farm trial process – Spotify or Apple.

Check out the power-point with good advice for on-farm trials – Power point presentation

Getting value from on-trial farm – Evidence based Agriculture

IREC Field Days

2022 – Field Day Booklet 2022

2021 – Field Day Booklet 2021

2019 – Presenters Information

Dr Wendy Quayle (Deakin University)
Can chicken litter be used as a reliable supply of supplemental in-crop N and P whilst simultaneously improving long term soil health

Ben Macdonald and Dio Antille (CSIRO)
Improving the Nitrogen use efficiency of cotton crops through better understanding the role of dissolved organic N
Is splitting N fertiliser a more efficient strategy

IREC Forums

Breaking New Ground Forum – Griffith 8/8/19

Breaking New Ground – Airlie Hoskins_RFCS

Breaking New Ground Off Farm Investments – Scott Mildren & Paul O’Donnell (Brian McCleary & Co Accountants

Business and Technology Forum Presentations June 2018

Busi ness an d Technology F orum Booklet

2018_19 Season Forecast and Dam situation (SHL_James Pirozzi)

Financials for forward planning (Rabobank_Steve Bourke)

Irrigation Automation, A QLD example (AgriTech Solutions_Steve Attard)

Protecting the business_succession, insurance & Super (CBA_Glen Wilson)

R&D in rice around the world (Sunrice_Russell Ford)

Seasonal Water Price Influences (Key Water _Anthony McCloskey)

Various images with local results (Independent Precision Ag_Thane Pringle)

Water Products, which one to choice (Riverina Agriconsultants_Michael Ryan)

IREC AGM Reports (are available in the Members Only section)

Area Wide Management of Weeds Project

2021 Project Update Meeting – presentation by Chris Preston (Resistance Results):
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/1fZsBzJQNeEWhczWAo6i-QUbKbR9IlVQcx1duBBXphZUU7Y8iPaJ8I3kfPGjLnUO.Pk7N2JRfKSQn7IIu
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2021 project update meeting – presentations by Sonia Graham (Social Survey results), James Hereward (Genetics Results) and Emma Ayliffe (Local Trials Results):
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/VeNa9lbc-WWYOgYZ2uZz3xAEqx8WPmGhYH-5RlUs2G9cFYmucg34cbBSZeKliqLX.yI4nWGoeSSyJMSxV
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