Furrow irrigation has the advantage of low capital costs and low pumping energy requirements but at a high labour cost. The water use efficiency of furrow irrigation can vary widely and the best performance is only possible through careful management by the farmer....
Our project developed and demonstrated the benefits of automated furrow irrigation in the Australian sugar industry. Three field sites were instrumented, covering a range of farm layouts, pumping infrastructure and water sources. The three properties have each...
Through recent advance in automation technology, agricultural processes are increasingly able to be applied to more complex applications through greater capacity in machine perception. Research at the University of Southern Queensland has tackled some of the important...
