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.
The IREC field site weather station is online. You can view the data at ozforecast: Weather Station online
Drought Assistance Factsheet – August 2018
Spray Awareness
Murrumbidgee Case Studies (Maximising on-farm irrigation profitability project)
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
GRDC – Pulse Check Project
GRDC – Managing Ascochyta Blight in Chickpeas in 2020
GRDC – Northern Pulse Check 2019 wrap
GRDC – Fumigating with phosphine, other fumigants and controlled atmospheres
GRDC – Economics of on-farm grain storage
GRDC Update – Griffith 13 August, 2019
Rosemary Richards, GO Resources Pty Ltd
Super high oleic oil safflower – what is the fit for irrigators – Griffith Update 2019
Ehsan Tavakkoli, NSW DPI
Ameliorating sodic subsoil constraints under irrigation – Griffith Update 2019
Tony Napier, NSW DPI
Time of sowing impacts on lentil and chickpea performance – Griffith Update 2019
Chris Preston, University of Adelaide
Managing those hard to kill weeds – Griffith Update 2019
Breaking New Ground Forum – Griffith 8 August, 2019
Breaking New Ground – Airlie Hoskins_RFCS
IREC Field Day 2019 – Presentator’s 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
AGM Reports
2019 Executive Officer’s Report
2019 Citrus Report (verbal report given on the day)
2019 Rice Report (verbal report given on the day)
Business and Technology Forum Presentations June 2018
Business and Technology Forum 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)
Irrigation Trials
Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association Irrigation System Comparison 2016
Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association 2017 Field Day Booklet
Rice Industry
2018-19 Rice crop protection guide
Rice Extension Newsletter – October 16 compressed
The 2016-17 Rice Growing Guide
Cotton Industry
Australian Cotton Production Manual 2018
Gwydir Valley Cotton Growers Association and GVIA – 2016 Row Configuration Trial
Black root rot update Oct 2016
Considerations with a wet start
Winter Crops
2020 NSW DPI Weed Control for winter crops
2020 NSW DPI Winter Crop Variety Sowing Guide
2019 NSW DPI Wheat Barley Oats Notes NVT Entries
2018 NSW DPI Irrigated Canola in Southern Cropping Systems
2019 NSW DPI Canola Notes and NVT Entries
2019 NSW DPI Faba bean Notes and NVT Entries
DPIRD-Frost Identification Guide for Canola and Pulses
Primefact – Drought affected canola and wheat feed quantity and quality decline in standing crops
2018 NSW DPI – Cereal Variety Field Day Notes (available in the Member only section)
2018 GRDC – Common Cropping weeds
2017 GRDC – Better Irrigated Wheat Agronomy
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