Moving water uphill has been a challenge since ancient times. The Egyptians and the Babylonians used Archimedes screws to irrigate fields near the Nile and to water the Hanging Gardens near the Euphrates, employing a large screw with a waterproof covering which was turned to lift the water to a…

Australia burst onto the world wine scene from the 1980s, at the start of which domestic consumption was under three litres per capita and exports were paltry compared with the quality on offer.   Fast forward to 2023 and domestic consumption is six times what it was, and exports total…

A partnership of Tasmanian farmers who privately funded their own irrigation initiative to help prevent recurring crop and production losses resulting from drought is now extending the benefits of their brainchild by upgrading and extending the Macquarie Settlement Pipeline in partnership with Water Dynamics.   The Macquarie Settlement Partnership, centred…

Cortina Pastoral is further boosting the productivity and ROI on its 1200ha Greenways Limestone Coast property by installing an irrigation project with multiple present-day and future benefits.   Cortina Pastoral’s principal, Richard Gould, enlisted the expertise of Water Dynamics in Mount Gambier to efficiently set up two low-maintenance, hydraulically operated…

This year’s shortage of potatoes – particularly the ones used to make chips – saw prices rise to the point that some big fast food outlets even contemplated the possibility of importing suitable spuds for our golden plateful.   The cause of the threat to this national favourite dish was…

Irrigated agriculture represents 20 percent of the planet’s total cultivated land and contributes 40 percent of the total food produced globally, says the World Bank.   And not only is irrigation a critical input for agricultural production in Australia, but also it plays an important role in food security and…