The aim of this assessment was to examine the irrigation supply related issues that relate to existing and more importantly potential enterprises undertaking Open Hydroponic (OH) irrigation within the major irrigation districts of Victoria and New South Wales. While this assessment looked at the irrigation of Citrus in particular, it did not exclude the use of OH on other crops and sought to address the supply issues for all potential crops.

The redesign, refurbishment and automation of irrigation systems and their management is being driven by the need to: improve the water use efficiency of irrigation supply systems by reducing losses, so making more water available for additional irrigation or other uses, including the environment; improve the operational efficiency of irrigation supply systems through the rationalisation and automation of distribution, drainage and storage

The kit provides case studies and structured worksheets for you to record your own figures in the kit framework. This should provide a pathway through the many decisions you must make in settling on the 'right' level of entitlement for your irrigation business. You will need to keep reviewing your decisions at least once every season.

Water Smart Cotton and Grains is a water use efficiency project that improved knowledge transfer and built capacity within these industries to adopt best irrigation practice. It followed on from the achievements of the Knowledge Management in Irrigated Cotton and Grains' and Advancing Water Management in NSW' projects to further improve water use efficiency within the cotton and grains industries.

The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation was a unique collaboration as it involved governments, irrigators, water providers and researchers from across Australia. It covered every aspect of irrigation from dam management and water delivery, through on-farm management, to sustainable landscape environmental measures

The aim of the workshop was to: 1. Update and discuss the results of the project with team members, affiliated contributors and nominated stakeholders 2. Develop recommendations for stage two of the project

Adopting an Open Hydroponics management program requires a reliable water supply, a significant investment in capital infrastructure, an increase in operating costs and a change in management skills. All of these factors need to be considered before a decision is made to adopt Open Hydroponics.d

This report describes the outcomes of the first phase of the National Program for Irrigation Research Program Ecological Risk Assessment project for the Fitzroy catchment in Queensland. This project has three focus catchments around Australia, the other two being the Goulburn-Broken in Victoria and the Ord in Western Australia. The main objectives of this phase were to develop a list of up to six ecological consequences of irrigation within the Fitzroy in consultation with community

Irrigated farm businesses currently face a number of problems--reduced water allocations and river flows, increased climate variability, and economic pressures. In order to remain profitable and increase the productivity of water supplies, urgent action is required.