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Virtual Bus Tour: Low pressure irrigation delivers cost savings and yield gainsWebsite/ReportProject leadPartnerships(not documented)
IndustriesCane farming
ActivitiesOn-ground work
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Queensland Government Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative – Irrigation Futures Funding amount(not documented)
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SummaryA direct comparison between a new low pressure centre pivot and a high pressure soft hose irrigator has shown savings of $33 a hectare on Tony, Mark and John Bugeja’s Mackay district farm. The public can see how the farm is fed by recycled water and how all run-off is collected in a dam to ensure the system has environmental as well as economic benefits.
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Last updated: 13 November 2015 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2015) Virtual Bus Tour: Low pressure irrigation delivers cost savings and yield gains, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/virtual-bus-tour-low-pressure-irrigation-delivers-cost-savings-and-yield-gains-651a/ |