ProfessorJohn Hornbuckle
Professor
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Orcid identifier0000-0003-0714-6646 (opens in a new tab)
- ProfessorFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
- +61 2 696 96903 (Work)
- 0429862920 (Mobile)
- Griffith, NSW, P.O. Box 562 Hanwood, NSW 2680
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Knowledge Areas:
Irrigation
Farm water management
Hydrology
Agtech
Smart sensing and Automation
Remote Sensing for Agriculture
Drainage and salinity management
Projects
www.smarterirrigation.com.au
www.irrigationautomation.org
GRANTS
- GRANTField Validation of Satellite-Derived Irrigated Crop Evapotranspiration Estimates1 May 2026 - 31 Dec 2029People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- GRANTWater Balance Study: Siphonless Irrigation Systems Southern NSW1 Mar 2026 - 30 Sep 2028People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- GRANTWater Balance Scoping Study for Southern NSW30 Apr 2025 - 31 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Quayle W
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEnsuring a sustainable water future: Developing next generation rice water use strategies.16 Feb 2024 - 15 Jul 2028People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHIdentification of optimum gypsum rates & frequency of application to amend sodic red clay soils for almond production & assessment of new technology for continuation monitoring of tree water status.Kooba Ag Pty Ltd1 Dec 2023 - 1 Feb 2025People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Ballester Lurbe C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHAdapting a spatial Irrigation Tool1 Jun 2023 - 1 Sep 2024People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEnhancement of Remote Sensing tools for Irrigation Water Use Monitoring.1 Feb 2023 - 31 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHAdvancing automation and smart sensing irrigation technologies in the rice industry.AgriFutures Australia1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Maia RF,
- Ballester Lurbe C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHOptimising irrigation performance in bankless channel cotton layouts to improve water management and nitrogen use efficiency.Cotton Research and Development Corporation1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- Quayle W,
- Hornbuckle J,
- Ballester Lurbe C,
- Webb J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHWater and soil amendment strategies to improve almond productivity.Kooba Ag Pty Ltd6 Jun 2022 - 5 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Ballester Lurbe C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHWater and soil amendment strategies to improve almond productivity.Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources6 Jun 2022 - 5 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Ballester Lurbe C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDetermining minimum irrigation requirements of almond trees grown on non-traditional horticultural soils in the Riverina.Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment1 Apr 2022 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Ballester Lurbe C,
- Hornbuckle J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHIrrigation management technology and agronomy packages for enabling aerobic rice production in southern Australia.30 Mar 2022 - 30 Sep 2024People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCan Freshwater Plants Act as a Feed Supplement to Reduce Methane Emissions from Cattle ?31 May 2021 - 14 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Lester R,
- Macqueen A,
- Dodemaide D,
- Smith M,
- Hornbuckle J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDeveloping real time and strategic water use and solute monitoring platform for almonds.Department of Industry, Innovation and Science1 Mar 2021 - 27 Apr 2022People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Ballester Lurbe C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDeveloping real time and strategic water use and solute monitoring platform for almonds.Kooba Ag Pty Ltd1 Mar 2021 - 27 Apr 2022People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Ballester Lurbe C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHOptions for continuous improvement of Irrigation Best Management Practices for the Victorian Mallee15 May 2020 - 30 Jun 2020People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHNew tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton.10 Dec 2019 - 30 May 2022People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSmart irrigation control for water and labour savings in rice growing systems.10 Dec 2019 - 30 May 2022People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHAssessment of irrigation best practices for the Mallee.7 Mar 2019 - 26 Apr 2019People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHPrecise real-time automated cotton irrigation for improved water productivity1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019People funded by this grant:
- Brinkhoff J,
- Hornbuckle J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHUnderstanding drill seeding of rice (DSR) techniques and business models in southern lao PDR for sustaining adoption.1 May 2018 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Vial L
- CONTRACT RESEARCHPeer review for satellite based estimation methods for crop water requirement & Rootzone drainage25 Sep 2017 - 15 Jun 2018People funded by this grant:
- John Hornbuckle
- CONTRACT RESEARCHScoping study on aquatic weed management in channels of Murrumbidgee Irrigation1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2018People funded by this grant:
- Hornbuckle J,
- Quayle W
- CONTRACT RESEARCHProvision of Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Redox and Soil moisture monitoring network1 Jun 2017 - 30 Sep 2017People funded by this grant:
- Brinkhoff J,
- Hornbuckle J