Irrigation

The Namoi region is one of a series of 18 regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

CSIRO’s national irrigation research and development program is addressing a range of issues including water savings, water allocation, groundwater-dependent irrigation systems, irrigation system harmonisation and climate risk management.

The latest issue of ECOS provides expert analysis of the draft report of the independent Garnaut Review on emissions trading and the Federal Government’s Green Paper, which outlines the differing proposals for a ‘carbon pollution reduction’ scheme.

CSIRO research underway in Central Queensland’s cattle country is investigating whether the integration of trees, pasture and livestock into a single agricultural system will produce greater net returns for producers and the environment.

The Tasmanian ICT Centre is developing a world-class ICT research capacity and conducting innovative applied research in the areas of sensor networks and data management.

Better Basin Futures research aims to develop tools, knowlege and strategies to predict and assess catchment and water use at the system scale.

We examine the environmental impacts of irrigated and rain-fed agriculture to improve the quality of our land and water resources in rural regions.

CSIRO has significant research activities committed to undestanding ways to improve the sustainability and performance of farms and other enterprises in agricultural landscapes.

The Water Research Observation Network (WRON) Visualisation Centre provides an environment for the investigation and development of visualisation tools and interfaces that display information in an engaging and easily understood manner as shown in this video. (2:27)

Australia’s farmers are our climate change 'warriors', and many of them are already meeting the challenges of climate change, with major modifications to the way they produce our food. In this podcast, Dr Mark Howden from CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship, explains how farmers are dealing with challenges such as lower rainfall and irrigation allocations. (4.51)

Discover CSIRO’s hub of cotton research, which is breeding new cotton varieties, developing sustainable cropping systems and improving pest management for agribusiness.

Based in Toowoomba, Queensland, the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit (APSRU) is a collaborative organisation with researchers from CSIRO, the University Of Queensland and the Queensland Departments of Primary Industries and Fisheries and Natural Resources and Mines.

This report outlines the management actions required to achieve set targets for water quality improvement in the Tully-Murray catchment of Northern Queensland, Australia. (136 pages)

The Tasmania Sustainable Yields project is the most comprehensive assessment of water yield in 2030 in Tasmania ever undertaken. (4 pages)