BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 8:30am Saturday 26th June 2021. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

ZONE 4 STOCK WATER CLOSURE

Maintenance works are being undertaken that will affect water supply to Zone 4 starting Thursday 17th June 2021. All going to plan water will be off… Read More

ZONE 2 STOCKWATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 2.30pm Friday 4th June 2021. WIL Operations Team has managed to get the old Eyre River syphon operating and Stockwater flow… Read More

ZONE 2 MAJOR STOCKWATER SUPPLY ISSUE

We regret to inform you that we have discovered a major part of the Warren Road Eyre River siphon has been washed away in the recent… Read More

BROWNS ROCK STOCKWATER RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 8.00am Thursday 3rd June 2021. The intake was re-opened on Tuesday evening 2nd June and Stockwater should be throughout ZONE 1… Read More

June 13, 2023
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with his maize for grain crop which he is trialling for the first time this season.

Farm viability improved through precision agriculture

Reduced input costs and nitrogen fertiliser use, along with improved environmental outcomes are key benefits realised by Roscoe Taggart over the last two years on his… Read More
June 5, 2023
A group of students from Swannanoa School assisted with a planting day at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm.

Successful Swannanoa planting day

Over 200 native plants grown from seedlings at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm have been planted along a 500m2 section of the Burgess Stream that… 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