BROWNS ROCK UPDATE: Saturday 14th December 2019

The intake is currently drawing fine shingle under the boats and blocking up the screens. We monitored throughout the night and cut R2 flows off to… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE MALFUNCTION: Friday 13th December 2019

In the early hours of this morning a malfunction of the intake occurred. Some works are required this morning to resolve the issue. Water flows will… Read More

BROWNS ROCK IRRIGATION SCHEME RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at midday Tuesday 10th December 2019. Please review your water orders via the water metrics system before 3pm today for irrigation water… Read More

RIVER UPDATE

This message is recorded at mid-morning Monday 9th December 2019. Taylors Contracting plan to have a larger excavator onsite mid afternoon today that has greater track… Read More

RIVER UPDATE

This message is recorded at mid-afternoon Saturday 7th December 2019. We attempted again to enter the river to clear shingle from the intake this morning with… 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