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Conference:
Day 1
13 September 9am - 5:00pm
Day 2
14 September 9am - 5:00pm
Post Conference Workshop
15 September 9am - 4:00pm
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 Mr Mark Skewes,
Research Scientist, Drought Response South Australian Research & Development Institute Mark Skewes joined the then South Australian Department of Agriculture in 1986. He worked with the Irrigated Crop Management Service (ICMS) at Loxton from 1993 until August 2007. Mark now works for the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI).
One of Marks key roles is conducting a drought response project, Enhancing the Resilience of Permanent Horticulture. The project will collect and collate information about the response of permanent horticultural crops to reduced irrigation, and develop policy and advice to assist government and irrigators in responding to future drought events, with the end goal of a more resilient permanent horticulture industry in the Murray region.
Mark has many years experience in all aspects of irrigated crop management, in particular in the areas of irrigation system design, irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring, as well as performance assessment through benchmarking.
Mark provides a resource to the South Australian Government in the area of crop water requirements, providing expert advice on Irrigation Requirements of a wide range of irrigated crops, as part of the statewide conversion of irrigation licences across all prescribed water resources in the state to volumetric allocations.
Mark has 9 years experience in irrigation related training. He has presented the irrigation scheduling module for a number of irrigation training courses, including the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporations Research to Practice, and Rural Solutions SAs RiverCare, Mallee Irrigators and Northern Adelaide Plains Irrigators workshop series. He has also developed and presented a stand-alone workshop on interpretation of soil water data for irrigation scheduling purposes.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (1985) and a Graduate Diploma in Natural Resources (1986). Mark is a Certified Irrigation Designer (Sprinkler) under the Irrigation Association of Australias CID program (1996), and holds a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training.Appearing: Day One, Monday 13 September 2010 3.20pm Water scarcity: are there profitable solutions to manage
severe shortages while maximising agricultural yield?
- Achieving the 2030 targets with less water – is this possible and realistic?
- Impact of climate change on water availability
- Embedding efficient water use & water management practices
- Adopting modern irrigation technology to alleviate water restriction pressures
Mr Mark Skewes, Research Scientist, Drought Response,
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