Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd – April 2019 Newsletter

The second half of the irrigation season has presented many challenges with the Scheme being on restriction since early January.  Continued periods of restrictions tend to… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED FRIDAY 28th March 201

Machinery has been busy clearing shingle from the intake structure today after yesterday’s fresh. We will have the intake re-opened this afternoon. Irrigation restrictions have now… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 8:00pm Tuesday 26th March 2019

Due to heavy rainfall, Ecan have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri River. The intake gates will remain closed until further notice, this is necessary… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON Tuesday 26th March 2019

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.3 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 26th March 2019 and increased the water take to 15%… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Starting Monday 25th March 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 42.4 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 25th March and reduced the water take to 7% allocation.… 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.
June 13, 2023

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
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June 5, 2023
A group of students from Swannanoa School assisted with a planting day at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm.
June 5, 2023

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
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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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