As the uptake of the Round Bale (RB) picking system has been widespread and rapid it is not a matter of whether or not the industry should adopt this technology rather a process of determining its impacts evaluating i

The Goulburn Broken Catchment is known as the food bowl of Australia. It covers 2.4 million hectares and has a population of around 200,000 people (Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2005).

A desktop water, nutrient and salt balance study identified that irrigation and nutrition management principles used by OH can be efficient.

Open Hydroponics is an irrigation and nutrition management program aimed at increasing yield and fruit quality of horticulture crops.

Adopting an Open Hydroponics management program requires a reliable water supply, a significant investment in capital infrastructure, an increase in operating costs and a change in management skills.