Name: Noel Johnston
Position: Coordinator “Improving Irrigation Efficiency Project”
Phone: 8582 4488
Mobile: 0429 443 582
Email: noel.johnston@samdbnrm.sa.gov.au
Education:
- Diploma of Irrigation
- Certified Irrigation Agronomist
- Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training
- Accredited Soil Surveyor for Horticultural Management
Responsibilities:
- Delivery of the Improving Irrigation Efficiency Project (IIEP) and provision of technical support to irrigators.
- Chair project steering committee
- Facilitate on-ground works of field officers under the IIEP Maintain partnerships with CIT, RIT and LAP groups
- Delivery of irrigation management workshops
- Coordinate and help deliver:
- Floating flag test well program
- Soil surveying program Irrigation system assessments
- Soil moisture monitoring trial sites
- On-farm support for irrigators Assist in the running and maintenance of the
- Automatic Weather Station Monitoring Network (AWMN)
- Assist community groups and Local Action Planning groups with IIEP presentations
- Development and delivery of improving water use efficiency (WUE) Education material to various schools in SA
Name: Brenton Fenwick
Position: Irrigation Field Officer Upper Murray Office
Phone: 8582 4477
Mobile: 0429 090 321
Email: brenton.fenwick@samdbnrm.sa.gov.au
Education:
- Certificate III in Viticulture – Basic Principles and Practice
- Diploma in Viticultural Management - Current
Responsibilities:
- Delivery of the Improving Irrigation Efficiency Project (IIEP) and assist in the provision of technical support to irrigators.
- Member of IIEP project steering committee
- Coordinate Irrigation management workshops
- Assist in the delivery of:
- Floating flag test well program
- Soil surveying program
- Irrigation system assessments
- Soil moisture monitoring trial sites
- On-farm support for irrigators
- Assist in the maintenance of the Automatic Weather Station Monitoring Network (AWMN) and Input Tipping Bucket Rain gauge Data (TBRG)
- Coordinate and monitor Glossop High School Berri Campus Irrigation works
- Assist community groups and Local Action Planning groups
- Promote the Project.
Name: Ian Brock
Position: CIT Field Officer Office
Responsibilities:
- Liaison and Assist CIT’s Customers
- Update Crop Surveys in CIT districts using Arc GIS
- Assist in the delivery of:
- Irrigation efficiency workshops
- Floating flag test well program
- Soil surveying program
- Irrigation system assessments
- Assist in the running and maintenance of the Automatic Weather Station Monitoring Network (AWMN) Promote the IIEP within CIT’s grower base