Skills and knowledge development of advanced telemetry enabled digital irrigation monitoring technologies.
Various digital telemetry soil moisture monitoring devices are commercially available. These devices can deliver great management benefits in time-saving (digital instead of manual), productivity improvements (more yield and less water costs) and environmental outcomes (less water wastage). Some citrus growers who have purchased these devices may be unable to fully realise the benefits due to a lack of skills and reliable and independent support. This results in devices not properly utilised (incorrect interpretation) or abandoned. In addition, growers are often overwhelmed with options and as a consequence do not adopt the various technologies. Current information or workshops only deal with the basics of irrigation scheduling, they do not address advanced digital telemetry skills.
This project aims to raise growers' skills and knowledge of digital irrigation soil moisture monitoring technologies and enable them to use and exploit a range of technologies.
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