To demonstrate the influence of the diesel engine’s speed over the energy consumption and performance of large lateral move (LM) irrigation machines, 10 field tests were conducted on four LMs on the Darling Downs of S

In response to many inquiries about EM38 technology, either from those who came to an industry field day (as part of the Irrigation Technology Tour Feb 2015) or who have spoken with someone else who attended, Departme

A comprehensive testing program of conventional large mixed flow pumps typically used on cotton irrigation farms has found that these pumps, if correctly tuned, can operate at high efficiency levels with reduced energ

Lifting and moving water around farms with pumping systems for irrigation consumes plenty of energy as water is a heavy liquid. Every litre of water has a mass of one kilogram.

In 2001 a comprehensive review of centre pivot and lateral move (CPLM) irrigation systems in the Australian cotton industry was undertaken by Foley and Raine (2001).