BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE

This message is recorded at 3:50pm Saturday 18th April 2026. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

ALL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Starting Monday 30th March 2026

This message is recorded at 5.00pm Sunday 29th March 2026 ECAN have set the flow for the Waimakariri River at 134 cumec for tomorrow and increased… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON Sunday 29th March 2026

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.7 cumec for tomorrow and increased the water take to 31% allocation. Zone 2 irrigators… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 ON, Saturday 28th March 2026

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.7 cumecs for tomorrow and increased the water take to 17% allocation. Zone 1 will… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Monday 23rd March 2026

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 23rd March 2026 and reduced our take to 9% of… 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.
April 23, 2023

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
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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.
April 17, 2023

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
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April 11, 2023
N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits
April 11, 2023

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
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December 14, 2022
Swannanoa students explore irrigation race biodiversity
December 14, 2022

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
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