IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Friday 12th February 2021

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 117 cumecs for Friday 12th February 2021 and increased our take to 100% allocation. Zone… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 & 4 ON Thursday 11th February 2021

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 53.9 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 11th February 2021 and increased our take to 59% of… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Starting Monday 8th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River at 44.2 cumec for tomorrow Monday 8th February and reduced the water take to 15% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 and 3 OFF Sunday 7th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.4 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 7th February 2021 and decreased our take to 34% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Saturday 6th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 60.1 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday 6th February 2021 and decreased our take to 86% of… Read More

December 14, 2022
Quality data helps refine dairy herd
December 14, 2022

Quality data helps refine dairy herd

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw says being involved in Livestock Improvement Corporation’s (LIC’s) Sire Proving Scheme (SPS) for over 20 years has shown her how quality… Read More
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December 13, 2022
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart
December 13, 2022

Quantifying benefits of sensor-based nitrogen application

Last year, Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart was one of two New Zealand farmers selected to trial a Yara N sensor on his family’s 730 hectare arable… Read More
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December 12, 2022
Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson
December 12, 2022

Data gathering focus for subsurface irrigation trial

Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are anticipating a season of “data collection” after installing a subsurface drip irrigation system on an 18-hectare block of… Read More
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November 24, 2022
Swannanoa farmers Brian and Rosemary Whyte with over 1000 native seedlings grown on their farm this season for the first stage of a revegetation project.
November 24, 2022

Nursery trial helps farmers grow plants from seed

A trial nursery project to enable Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) shareholders to grow their own native seedlings for on-farm revegetation projects has resulted in over 1000… Read More
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