Earthwise Services

21/04/2020

Like so many wonderful products, the care, attention to detail and hard work that goes into creating them is far from obvious. Hats off to the many hard working wine grape growers of the Riverland who've just finished harvesting this year's crop. Thanks to Riverland Wine for this original post. It's a pleasure to serve horticultural industries of this region.

When we're enjoying a glass of Riverland Wine it's easy to think it appeared like magic!
But, behind the scenes there's a lot of hard work, monitoring and technology that goes into creating the perfect drop.

Love this shot by Earthwise Services, this time working at an Apricot Orchard in Loxton.

28/03/2020

Could thinking like a farmer help you with COVID19?

Farmers (a.k.a. growers, horticulturalists, primary producers) deal with this kind of crisis all the time. Success in their livelihood depends upon it. The majority have suffered through crushing income losses too and know there’s hope beyond.

Farmers cop it from so many fronts. Gall wasps, fruit fly, mildew, mealy bugs, canker, aphids, botrytis and phylloxera, - and these are only a few of the pests and diseases that impact horticulture that come to mind. Thinking about weather: drought, frost, hail, harvest time rain, wind and heat. Then we have external challenges such as changing commodity prices, machinery maintenance, freight logistics, contract negotiations and bureaucratic demands. I conclude that many farmers could see this COVID19 pandemic as just another pest to manage. What can we learn from their perspective? Read more at https://earthwiseservices.com.au/think-like-a-farmer-to-help-with-covid19/

11/03/2020

https://youtu.be/fJVjvslCda0

Went out to an apricot block to have a look at the MEA Cat-M1 Cellular logger.
Click on the link to see Simon's review....

Simon talks about the MEA Cat-M1 Cellular logger

06/03/2020

In celebration of International Women's day this Sunday, Sonya went to meet Deli Sanghera - a remarkable Riverland woman who taught herself how to run and manage her family fruit property after her husband passed away. Click the link below to read more 🙂

Celebrating International Women's Day 2020 with an interview with Deli Sanghera - a remarkable woman of the Riverland who runs a fruit growing business

25/02/2020

https://wp.me/p84wyI-4i

IF YOU CAN'T MEASURE IT, YOU CAN'T MANAGE IT

Do you know much Readily Available Water your crop access with your drip irrigation system? Click on the link to learn more and find some options to improve it

Is your crop able to access all irrigation you're applying? Consider Readily Available Water (RAW) under drip irrigation as applied to shallow rooted crops.

18/02/2020

https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/355709/AdvanceAg_Event_Program.pdf

This coming Sunday and Monday is the AdvanceAg Conference in Adelaide. AdvanceAg will discuss the latest thinking and technology innovation in the Agricultural and Horticultural industries. Simon will be there soaking up all that is to be discussed. Will you?

04/02/2020

Meet Simon! Simon runs Earthwise Services. Simon has been flexing his guns in the irrigation industry since 2000 and knows his stuff. If you run or own a block, whether you have oranges, grapes, almonds, dates, apples or anything else that requires soil moisture monitoring, it pays to have a chat with Simon on how you can optimise you irrigation performance.

15/11/2019

The new Earthwise Service website went live today - Hooray!!
See https://earthwiseservices.com.au/

07/11/2019

Waikerie and Riverland West area visits scheduled for next Tuesday. Message if you'd like a visit to talk about irrigation efficiency and options I have to assist 🙂

photo credit - walking sa