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WiSA Environmental Soil & Water Management Systems control/monitor plant & soil moisture providing sustainable food supplies, housing, streetscapes, green city’s, roof gardens and many more applications.
 


Ghost Gully Produces Award winning lettuces.
Using Black Max ozone system in conjunction with the WiSA Environmental Soil & Water Management Systems control/monitor plant & soil moisture.

Hydroponic lettuce 2
  Hydroponic PRIZE winners two years in a row at the Gatton Annual Show in Qld, Ghost Gully exclusively use Black Max ozone generators for growing and washing their award winning lettuces.
Ghost Gully Farm owner, Gary Sameulsen reports that he has not experienced any waterborne disease breakouts since installing the Black Max ozone generators, and that he is pleased with the improved shelf life of hisproduce.

Graham Lockett from Gel Hydroponics, Alberton Qld, uses Black Max ozone systems in conjunction
with cyclonic filtration units at his strawberry and lettuce farm, and is happy with the results, after
having lost a whole crop due to disease outbreak previously.

strawberries
Ozone is one of the most effective bactericides known, and the use of ozone in hydroponic agricultural applications is expanding as farmers seek to increase crop yields, reduce operating costs and reduce environmental degradation by minimising the use of water and chemicals on the farm.

Ozone is pH neutral and is one of the most powerful, fast acting oxidizing agents available for the sterilization of water. Ozone dissolved in water breaks down into oxygen within about 20 minutes,
leaving no chemical residues.
This makes ozonated water the ideal sanitizing agent for washing produce to remove bacteria, fungi and moulds.

“Our ozone systems directly inject the ozone into the water which dramatically increases oxygen content, resulting in faster growing, healthier plants,” said Gary Davies of Black Max.
“The process greatly extends the shelf life of the produce without the use of any chemicals such as chlorine, and no harmful by-products are produced,” he said.

The Australian made Black Max ozone system is the ideal water purification solution for both hydroponics and nursery applications.
Ghost Gully Produce, Queensland was also the first WiSA irrigation solutions site growing high quality and yield produce in hydroponics.


 Jaengenya Wines
Graeme and Jan Wright with a pump unit at Jaengenya Winery Echuca

Local winery Jaengenya has installed WISA technology on it's vineyard. owners Chirs O'Connor and Jenny Young reckon the system is the best thing since sliced bread.

"Installing the system has given us accurate and total control over our water usage and the system is easy to control.
We can access important year-to-year data on soil moisture and make sure moisture levels are maintained."


Jaengenya produces award-winnning red and white wines including shiraz, durif, cabernet, sav blanc and chardonays in the Echuca Moama region.
The system has helped with fruit quality and yield.

Graeme Wright, Managing Director of WiSA said “Research and development has been the key to getting our product to work across different soil and plant types.

We have created a flexible system to meet any on farm requirement.”

"Everything operates in real time and we can read and act on it straight away.”


Andrew Peace Wines
Andrew talking to our Chinese Delegation

Andrew Peace Wines at Piangil in Victoria, a major Australian winemaker is using wireless irrigation technology to reduce the effects of frost and heat stress on their vines.
Andrew Peace installed the system ten years ago with a focus on optimising crop quality and reducing water use.

Andrew said, “Our WiSA system has been designed to suit the specific needs of a 220 hectare vineyard that’s still expanding.”

Andrew added, “Every aspect of the system is integrated to ensure maximum efficiency for instance, using one radio network, instead of the two or three that many other systems utilise, has resulted in a capital cost saving, as well as reduced maintenance costs.” Andrew concluded.

“WiSA irrigation systems are helping primary producers save time, money and scarce resources, while helping to improve quality and yields.”

“With effective water resource management a vitally important issue nationwide, especially in drought affected areas.” Graeme said. 

Grape Harvesting at Andrew Peace Wines 2