Mr Michael Scobie

NameMr Michael Scobie
Email Addressmichael.scobie@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Ag Technology)
QualificationsBSc USQ, BEng USQ
DepartmentSchool of Agriculture and Environmental Science
AffiliationsCentre for Agricultural Engineering
Centre for Applied Climate Sciences
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6874-9593
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BSc
USQ
2000
BEng
USQ
2006

Efficient water management and irrigation on farms

Reardon-Smith, K., Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Scobie, M., Eberhard, J. and Maraseni, T. N.. 2022. "Efficient water management and irrigation on farms." Sims, Ralph E. H. (ed.) Energy-smart farming: efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability. United Kingdom. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited. pp. 102-134

Improving irrigation efficiency by identifying methods to reduce evaporation losses from on-farm storages in the Granite Belt

Schmidt, E. and Scobie, M.. 2012. Improving irrigation efficiency by identifying methods to reduce evaporation losses from on-farm storages in the Granite Belt. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Assessment of evaporation mitigation technologies in Queensland

Schmidt, Erik, Pittaway, Pam and Scobie, Michael. 2020. Assessment of evaporation mitigation technologies in Queensland. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Minimising evaporation loss from irrigation storages

Pittaway, Pam, Hancock, Nigel, Scobie, Michael and Craig, Ian. 2018. "Minimising evaporation loss from irrigation storages." Guangnan, Chen (ed.) Advances in agricultural machinery and technologies. Boca Raton, United States. CRC Press. pp. 289-306

Win-win: Improved irrigation management saves water and increases yield for robusta coffee farms in Vietnam

Byrareddy, Vivekananda, Kouadio, Louis, Kath, Jarrod, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Rafiei, Vahid, Scobie, Michael and Stone, Roger. 2020. "Win-win: Improved irrigation management saves water and increases yield for robusta coffee farms in Vietnam." Agricultural Water Management. 241, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106350

Water usage and productivity of Boro rice at the field level and their impacts on the sustainable groundwater irrigation in the North-West Bangladesh

Mainuddin, Mohammed, Maniruzzaman, Md., Alam, Md Mahubul, Mojid, Mohammed A., Schmidt, Erik J., Islam, Md. Towfiqul and Scobie, Michael. 2020. "Water usage and productivity of Boro rice at the field level and their impacts on the sustainable groundwater irrigation in the North-West Bangladesh." Agricultural Water Management. 240, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106294

Knowledge management, sensing and control tools for irrigated broadacre cropping

McCarthy, Alison, Scobie, Michael, Gillies, Malcolm, Agustina, Lidya and Foley, Joseph. 2016. "Knowledge management, sensing and control tools for irrigated broadacre cropping." 19th Symposium on Precision Agriculture in Australasia. Toowoomba, Australia 12 - 13 Sep 2016

Improving irrigation efficiency through precision irrigation in South East Queensland

Eberhard, J., McHugh, A., Scobie, M., Schmidt, E., McCarthy, A., Uddin, Md J., McKeering, L. and Poulter, R.. 2013. Improving irrigation efficiency through precision irrigation in South East Queensland. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Controlling evaporation from on-farm storages

Craig, Ian, Schmidt, Erik, Green, Andrew and Scobie, Michael. 2005. "Controlling evaporation from on-farm storages." Irrigation Australia 2005: Irrigation Association of Australia National Conference and Exhibition: Restoring the Balance. Townsville, Australia 17 - 19 May 2005 Hornsby, NSW, Australia.

Evaporation control using covers - some realistic solutions for the irrigation industry

Craig, Ian, Schmidt, Erik and Scobie, Michael. 2006. "Evaporation control using covers - some realistic solutions for the irrigation industry." Irrigation Australia 2006: Irrigation Association of Australia National Conference and Exhibition. Brisbane, Australia 09 - 11 May 2006 Hornsby, NSW, Australia.

Controlling evaporation loss from water storages

Craig, Ian, Green, Andrew, Scobie, Michael and Schmidt, Erik. 2005. Controlling evaporation loss from water storages. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Integrating UAV-based multispectral and thermal infrared imageries with machine learning for predicting water stress in winter wheat

Mali, Santosh S., Scobie, Michael, Baillie, Justine, Plant, Corey, Shammi, Sayma and Das, Anup. 2025. "Integrating UAV-based multispectral and thermal infrared imageries with machine learning for predicting water stress in winter wheat." Precision Agriculture. 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-025-10239-z

Scaffolding experiential learning across an agricultural technology program

Baillie, Justine, Scobie, Michael, Long, Derek, Skinner, Jazmine and Humpal, Jacob. 2024. "Scaffolding experiential learning across an agricultural technology program." 3rd Symposium for Agricultural Educators (AgEd 24). Rockhampton, Australia 06 - 07 Feb 2024 Australia.

Evaporative loss and environmental impact of covers on water storages: A review

Pittaway, Pamela, Scobie, Michael and Schmidt, Erik. 2023. "Evaporative loss and environmental impact of covers on water storages: A review." Journal of Environmental Quality. 52 (2), pp. 241-257. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20454