Resources and support for Growers
- Victoria
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Western Australia
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Northern Territory
- Australian Capitol Territory
- Australian Government
- Hort Industry resources
- Almond
- Blueberry
- Citrus
- Dried Grape
- Nurseries
- Potatoes
- Vegetables
- General
Information sourced via Hort Innovation
State and Federal Government links
State resources:
Victoria
Agriculture Victoria – Managing for and during drought
Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub
New South Wales
NSW Department of Primary Industries Drought Hub
Drought Assistance – Rural Assistance Authority
Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub
Southern Queensland and Northern NSW Innovation Hub
Queensland
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries – drought assistance
Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub
Southern Queensland and Northern NSW Innovation Hub
Western Australia
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development – dry seasons and drought
Northern Western Australia and Northern Territory Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub
South Australia
Department of Primary Industry and Regions
SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub
Tasmania
Department of Natural Resources and Environment – support for farming businesses and families
Farm Business Resilience Program
Northern Territory
Northern Western Australia and Northern Territory Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Government resources:
Drought, disaster and rural support
On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme
Regional Investment Corporation
Foundation for Regional Renewal
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Hort Industry resources
Almond
Optimising water use of Australian almond production through deficit irrigation strategies (AL08009)
Drought strategies for almonds fact sheet
Better tree performance and water use efficiency through root system resilience (AL13009)
Managing almond production in a variable and changing climate (AL14006)
Almond irrigation best practice management (AL17004)
Blueberry
Factsheet: Water use efficiency in blueberries
Facilitating the development of the Australian berry industries (MT18020)
Citrus
Citrus drought information package
Citrus drought survival and recovery trial (CT08014)
Dried grape
Green cities and nursery
Which plant where, when and why database for growing urban green space (GC15002)
Champions of climate change media release
Potato
PotatoLink webinar recording: Mobile drip irrigation - Dragon Line
PotatoLink fact sheet: Matching irrigation to crop growth
PotatoLink Webinar: Precision ag for the potato industry
PotatoLink online training recording: Weather tools from the Bureau of Meteorology
PotatoLink webinar: Setting up for summer - preparation for potato growers
PotatoLink case study: Irrigation scheduling with IrriSAT
Vegetables
Review of current irrigation technologies (VG14048)
Fact sheet: Using recycled water for vegetables
Fact sheet: Precision agriculture in vegetable production
General/multi-industry
Case study: Townsville grower refuses to be held back by drought
Communicating innovation in water use to horticultural industries (HG07026)
Australian horticulture's response to climate change and climate variability (AH06019)
Effect of using reclaimed water on soil health and crop sustainability (MT09097)
Fact sheet: Dendrometers and other sensors
Fact sheet: Using sensors to improve water management in horticulture
Webinar recording: Using dendrometers to manage plant stress
Webinar recording: Using sensors to improve water management in horticulture
Soil Wealth Integrated Crop Protection summary of resources (including irrigation management)