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Past Workshops and Field Days
Vegetable Workshop May 2006
Terry Freimond, Roger Staunton and Dudley Mitchell from Rootzone Solutions assisted with the delivery of the workshop content. Workshop held at Neave's in Carabooda. 8 growers attended.
Strawberry Workshop June 2006
Workshop held at Strawberry Fields (demonstration farm) in Neerabup. 6 growers attended.
Turf Workshop October 2006
Sprinkler workshop held at Complete Turf Supplies in Carabooda. Ken Johnston and Peter Ruscoe from Sports Turf Technology assisted with the delivery of the workshop. 12 growers attended.
Vegetable Workshop March 2007
Sprinkler irrigation workshop held at MPM Nanovich farm in Carabooda. Rohan Prince from Department of Agriculture and Food and Gavin Foord from Vegetables WA assisted with workshop delivery. 12 growers attended.
Orchard Workshop May 2007
This sprinkler irrigation workshop was held at G.Cassotti & Co in Karragullen. Lawrence Kirton from Rootzone Solutions assisted with workshop delivery. 8 growers attended.
Grape Workshop June 2007
This sprinkler irrigation workshop was held at Peter and Jenny Nuich's in West Swan and the Oasis Resort in the Swan Valley. 20 growers attended.
Wine Grape Workshop August 2007
This drip irrigation system workshop was held in the Perth Hills wine production region at Hainault Vineyard in Bickley. Special thanks to Lyn and Michael Sykes for hosting the workshop. 8 growers attended.
Avocado Field Day November 2008
This field day was held at Avowest Avocados in Carabooda. Topics included: sprinkler trials and results, water savings and management issues of converting to micro sprinklers. 14 growers attended.
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Moora Drip Irrigation Workshop December 2008
This workshop was held in the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council (NACC) region in Moora in the summer of 2008. The workshop was held at Moora TAFE and the system evaluation component was held at Moora Citrus. Special thanks to Andy Hinton from Moora Citrus for assisting with this component. 7 growers attended.
Table Grape Sprinkler Workshop October 2009
This sprinkler workshop was held at Peter and Jenny Nuich's in West Swan. 8 growers attended.
Table Grape Drip Workshop October 2009
This drip system workshop was held at S.Lovreta and Sons in Caversham. Special thanks to Tony and Jim Lovreta for hosting the workshop. 8 growers attended.
Orchard Drip Workshop October 2009
This drip system workshop was held at Sunpick Orchard in Pickering Brook. Special thanks to Mark Wilkinson for hosing the workshop. 8 growers attended.
Turf Workshop (Busselton) October 2009
This sprinkler system workshop was held at Down South Turf in Busselton. Special thanks to John Clayton and Phil Woods from Down South Turf for hosting and assisting with the workshop. 11 growers attended.
Table Grape Field/Grower Information Day May 2010
Waterwise on the Farm presented an update to growers which covered: irrigation system costs, new system perfomance, irrigation scheduling, soil moisture monitoring, water use and production results. Special thanks to Colin Gordon from the Department of Agriculture and Food for faciliating the field day.
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Avocado Field Day July 2010
This field day was held at Avowest Avocados in Carabooda. Topics included: irrigation scheduling, micro sprinkler application rates and uniformity, nitrogen in the groundwater, avocado industry update from Alec McCarthy and drip irrgation trial results from Alan Blight. 12 growers attended.
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Irrigation Scheduling Workshop (Department of Agriculture and Food) November 2010
This workshop was held at G.Cassotti and Co in Karragullen. Waterwise on the Farm assisted James Dee, Alec McCarthy and Martine Combret deliver the workshop as a part of the Department of Agriculture and Food's - dry season response program. Special thanks to John Vetta for hosting the workshop. 11 growers attended.
Sprinkler Workshop (Gingin) March 2011
The workshop was held at the Gingin Recreation Centre for growers with sprinkler irrigation systems. Special thanks to Paul Butler from the Shire of Gingin for assisting with the workshop preparation and thanks to Charlotte Butler from Vegetables WA for presenting at the workshop. 9 growers attended.
Drip Workshop (Gingin) March 2011
The workshop was held at the Gingin Recreation Centre for growers with drip irrigation systems. Special thanks to Don Riseborough from Riseborough Estate for hosting the system evaluation component of the workshop. 5 growers attended.
Table Grape Field/Grower Information Day June 2011
Waterwise on the Farm presented and update to growers which covered: irrigation scheduling update, soil texture and water holding capacity and soil moisture monitoring results. Special thanks to Colin Gordon from the Deaprtment of Agriculture and Food for facilitating the field day. 32 growers attended.
Click here to download a PDF version of the presentation.
Waterwise on the Farm launched the new publication "Irrigation Management for Table Grapes in a Drying Environment" at the field day. Click here to view the publication.
Small Landholder Irrigation Workshops (Chittering Landcare Centre) August 2011
Two workshops were held at the Chittering Landcare Centre on Saturday 13th August and Tuesday 30th August. 23 interested landholders attended the workshops. These workshops were delivered to people with and interest in growing and irrigating vegetables, fruit, pasture etc.
