Smart irrigation technology hailed as ‘game changer’ by researchers

Irrigating inland crops while sitting on the beach probably sounds too good to be true, but it’s the way of the future, according to researchers.

Deakin University associate professor John Hornbuckle has been involved in developing smart sensing automation technology, which he said was a game changer for broadacre irrigators.

He said the technology involved sensors and satellites being placed within a field which then allowed irrigators to…