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The Presiding Officers invite Parliamentarians and Staff to a Science Briefing on
Technologies to Improve Water Irrigation Efficiency
Thursday 1st March, 2012, 1.00pm with lunch in K Room
Climate Change and national water reforms will reduce the volume of water available to produce food from irrigated agriculture. If the efficiency of water management throughout our irrigation systems is not improved this reduced water availability will impact negatively on irrigation industries, rural communities and the environment. This ATSE Parliamentary briefing will explore the smart irrigation systems that are now available or in development that can deliver significant improvements in the efficiency water use for irrigation and the environment through the integrated real‐time management systems. At the paddock level new wireless sensing technologies integrated allowing the automated scheduling of irrigation events more closely tuned the plant and atmospheric demand have been demonstrated to dramatically increase the efficiency of production. At the whole farm level, National ICT Australia (NICTA) is developing FarmNet a web‐based support tool for farmers that bridges the gulf between agricultural science and farmers through the use of web based tools. FarmNet aims to transform all aspects of farm management, including water, soil carbon, nutrients, by providing better access to real‐time information, innovative data analysis tools and expert systems. At the whole irrigation system level we shall demonstrate that the application of control system engineering utilising closed loop feedback control systems to deliver irrigation water through the Broken River can potentially result in water savings of up to 30% while providing irrigators with dramatically improved service and some extra environmental benefits.
The speakers will be: Professor Snow Barlow, FTSE, FAIAST Convener , Primary Industries Adaptation Research Network, University of Melbourne
Professor Rob Evans , FAA, FTSE Director of the Victoria Research Laboratory National ICT Australia at the University of Melbourne
The meeting will be chaired by:
Dr Glen Kile FTSE
The Parliamentary science briefings are organised by the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) under the auspices of the Presiding Officers and with financial support from the Department of Business and Innovation Notes on the talks are available on the Parliamentary Intranet. For information or comments on future briefings contact Professor Kerry Pratt on 0407 513 553 or [email protected]
ATSE Parliamentary Briefing
November 2011
FarmNetTransforming Decision Support
in Australian Agriculture
Professor Rob Evans , FAA, FTSE Director of the Victoria Research Laboratory National ICT Australia at the University of Melbourne
Professor Snow Barlow, FTSE, FAIAST Convener , Primary Industries Adaptation Research Network, University of Melbourne
1980 – 2010
2010 – 2030
Keating, B and Carberry, P 2010, ‘Emerging Opportunities and challenges for Australian broadacres agriculture’, Crop and Pasture Science 61, 269–278.
Climate risk managementICTGM cropsNew commodities
Crop rotationPest and weed management“No-till” soil managementFarm advisers and consultants
Next productivity drivers inAustralian agriculture
FarmNet Mission
To transform farm management acrossLand (Salinity, Nutrients and Carbon)WaterStock
By leveraging new infrastructurePervasive communications
Providing better access to Real-time information Innovative data analysis toolsExpert systems
How to Translate Research Into Innovation?
NICTA
Corop
Kyabram
TaturaDookie
• Raise the economic output of irrigated farming per unit of water• using innovative wireless control of on-farm irrigation
Dairy 26% water savings per irrigation season
Horticulture 74% increase in economic water productivity
Smarter Irrigation Project (2005 – 2008)
AIM
FIDO
GBReader
GBug
HowWet?
HydroCalc
HydroLOGIC
INFILT
IPARMIRRICAD
IrriMate
PERFECTPump Costs v2
Safe Gauge Salinity and LeachingCalculator
WATERTRACK Optimiser
AquaSpy Viewer
Solute Signatures
WETSUP
WinSRFR
IrriMAX v7
RAINMAN
Daily soil moisturerecords analyser
Terramodel Engineering &Surveying Software
WinFlume
HowOften?
Waterworks
FlowCast
Catcher
DamEa$y
Storage DamEvaporation Mitigation
Magpie
Multi-Log
Crop irrigationrequirement calculator
Crop Optimiser
Daily-ET
HowLeaky?
HowMuch?
IrriCalc
irriGATEWAY
APSIM
Aquaflex
Aquaman
Irrisoft Budget
MaizeMan
NPRO
PRIDESWAGMAN
VineLOGIC
AddVANTAGE Pro 5.1
OVERsched
WATERTRACK RAPID
WaterSense
Yield Prophet
irriGATEWAY
Forecasting SystemRainfall Reliability Wizard
Rainfall to Pasture Growth Outlook
terraGIS
Water Benchmarking Tool
AgWISEFarmCONNECT
WaterSense
Irrigation PerformanceBenchmarking
Irrisoft SIPHON
Farm Enterprise Budgets
SILO
terraGIS
Water Benchmarking Tool
IRRIGATE
RARTHandyshift
Pressure irri sys uniformity eval
Centre Pivot Calculator
Water Budget Calculator
Irri Sys Eval Overhead and under canopy micro sprinklers
Annual Irrigation ReqFor Horticulture Crops
Env Self Assessments Viticulture –Sunraysia
IRES
Irrigation Risk Mgmt Toolkit
Travelling irri distr uniformity calc
PIMS HARTT
Water Usage Stewardship Protocol
Patch tool for vines
CCW
Pump Eff Cost Calc
Centre Pivot Uniformity Calculator
Water Budget ToolWater Trade Dec Tool
WISDAM
Water Use Benchmarking
Crop Irrigation Water Req Tool
Channel Seepage Dec Support Tool
DAIRYBAL
Evap ReadyReckoner
WeatherFare
Almond Daily Water Budget
ConsumptionTracker
National Audit Of On-Farm Irrigation Information Tools (2008), Dept of the Env, Water, Heritage and the ArtsFarmWorks
DairyMod
PlantMod
Current StateComplexity and Confusion
AIM
FIDO
GBReader
GBug
HowWet?
HydroCalc
HydroLOGIC
INFILT
IPARMIRRICAD
IrriMate
PERFECTPump Costs v2
Safe Gauge Salinity and LeachingCalculator
WATERTRACK Optimiser
AquaSpy Viewer
Solute Signatures
WETSUP
WinSRFR
IrriMAX v7
RAINMAN
Daily soil moisturerecords analyser
Terramodel Engineering &Surveying Software
WinFlume
HowOften?
Waterworks
FlowCast
Catcher
DamEa$y
Storage DamEvaporation Mitigation
Magpie
Multi-Log
Crop irrigationrequirement calculator
Crop Optimiser
Daily-ET
HowLeaky?
HowMuch?
IrriCalc
irriGATEWAY
APSIM
Aquaflex
Aquaman
Irrisoft Budget
MaizeMan
NPRO
PRIDESWAGMAN
VineLOGIC
AddVANTAGE Pro 5.1
OVERsched
WATERTRACK RAPID
WaterSense
Yield Prophet
irriGATEWAY
Forecasting SystemRainfall Reliability Wizard
Rainfall to Pasture Growth Outlook
terraGIS
Water Benchmarking Tool
AgWISEFarmCONNECT
WaterSense
Irrigation PerformanceBenchmarking
Irrisoft SIPHON
Farm Enterprise Budgets
SILO
terraGIS
Water Benchmarking Tool
IRRIGATE
RARTHandyshift
Pressure irri sys uniformity eval
Centre Pivot Calculator
Water Budget Calculator
Irri Sys Eval Overhead and under canopy micro sprinklers
Annual Irrigation ReqFor Horticulture Crops
Env Self Assessments Viticulture –Sunraysia
IRES
Irrigation Risk Mgmt Toolkit
Travelling irri distr uniformity calc
PIMS HARTT
Water Usage Stewardship Protocol
Patch tool for vines
CCW
Pump Eff Cost Calc
Centre Pivot Uniformity Calculator
Water Budget ToolWater Trade Dec Tool
WISDAM
Water Use Benchmarking
Crop Irrigation Water Req Tool
Channel Seepage Dec Support Tool
DAIRYBAL
Evap ReadyReckoner
WeatherFare
Almond Daily Water Budget
ConsumptionTracker
National Audit Of On-Farm Irrigation Information Tools (2008), Dept of the Env, Water, Heritage and the ArtsFarmWorks
DairyMod
PlantMod
Complexity and Confusion
Not a lot of private investmentFew web-enabled tools
Prevalence of spreadsheetsFragmented
Not focused on the end-user
No Uptake No Innovation
New Solution to Ag Extension
Yield modeling
Yield modeling
Dataservices
Dataservices
Financialtools
Financialtools
Soil carbon managementSoil carbon
management
Climate forecasting
Climate forecasting
Yield modeling
Yield modeling
Financialtools
Financialtools
What if fertilizer application delayed?What if I delay an irrigation event?What if I miss an irrigation event?
Is a summer crop viable?What is the long term viability of this crop?
What if I delay or advance sowing?Should I invest a micro-irrigation?
How well am I performing?Where can I improve?
LocationFarm layout
Current crops/livestockSoil management
Irrigation infrastructureVariable costs
Fixed costsReal-time sensor feeds
Historical records
Queries
Farmer data
FarmNetAn open standards-based portal
Benefits to Australia
Research Innovation
Improved irrigation efficiency
Higher economic water Productivity
Assist soil organic carbon management
Greater farmer engagement and participation
ICT & knowhow FarmNet
Pervasive ICT infrastructure
Dr Khusro SaleemNational ICT Australia [email protected]: +61 0 402273385Work: +61 (03) 83443808
Thank you
ATSE Parliamentary Briefing
Professor Snow Barlow, FTSE, FAIAST Convener , Primary Industries Adaptation Research Network, University of Melbourne
Professor Rob Evans , FAA, FTSEDirector of the Victoria Research Laboratory National ICT Australia at the University of Melbourne
Smart Technologies to Improve Water Irrigation
Efficiency
Potential Smart Water Productivity Gains
DependentBenefits
Manual:40% of extracted water is productive
Smart (i3):80% of extracted water is productive
Surface Flow Irrigation Automated High Flow Advance Front Irrigation Control
Soil Moisture Feedback Control
Supply canal
Irrigation bayAuto-Control Systems1. Time-based2. Soil moisture3. Evapo-transpiration4. Advance front
Automation of surface flow irrigation – Dairy
• per event : 13%
• per season : 26%
Water savings (assuming runoff is effectively re-used)
27% improvements in water productivity (t/ML)38% improvement in gross margin ($/ha/year)Lower peak demands on the delivery system
Irrigation systemTotal volume of
water consumed per season
Productivity Gross* margin
(ML/ha) (t dry matter/ML) ($/ha/yr)
Manual 11.25 1.32 550
Automated (soil moisture) 8.27 1.81 760
* Cost of water @ $40/ML
Returns from Automated irrigation of Dairy Pastures
Automated drip irrigation plant based thermal sensing – crop stress index
Ashley Wheaton, The University of Melbourne Air temp = 30°CExperimental site – Yalumba Wines incollaboration with CSIRO and SARDI
Infrared thermography to measure grape canopy temperature
Air Temp = 30C
