IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Sunday 23rd 2025.

This message is recorded at: 3:45pm Saturday 22nd 2025. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.1 cumec for tomorrow and reduced… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Thursday 20th March 2025

This message is recorded at 3:00pm Wednesday 19th March. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 73.0 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 20th… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER ORDERS:

This message is recorded at 8:30am Wednesday 19th March 2025 The scheme has received 40-50mm of rain and Arthurs Pass receiving 112mm since yesterday. We expect… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Thursday 30th January 2025.

This message is recorded at: 4:00pm Wednesday 29th January. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 42.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON, Wednesday 29th January 2025

This message is recorded at: 4:00pm Tuesday 28th January. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 56.5 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 28th… Read More

April 23, 2023
Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has reduced her herd by 15 cows while maintaining the same level of milk production by using genomic information provided by Livestock Improvement Corporation’s (LIC’s) North Canterbury Agri-Manager Paul Bau.

Maintaining milk production with fewer cows

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has reduced her herd size by 15 cows while maintaining the same milk production levels using genomic information provided by Livestock… Read More
April 17, 2023
Gary and Penny Robinson of Robinson Subsurface Drip Irrigation at Linwood Park in Christchurch where their underground irrigation system is being installed.

Subsurface drip irrigation trial gains momentum

Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson have advanced their Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) trial with positive feedback from farmers following field days at trial blocks… Read More
April 11, 2023
N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits

N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart has reduced his use of nitrogen fertiliser by approximately 80 kilograms this season through trialling a Yara N sensor on his family’s… Read More
December 14, 2022
Swannanoa students explore irrigation race biodiversity

Swannanoa students explore irrigation race biodiversity

A group of year 3 and 4 students from Swannanoa School learned about the connections between eels (tuna) and invertebrates during a recent school trip to… Read More