XMAS DAY WATER

This message is recorded at 8:30am Monday 23rd December 2019. Emergencies only will be attended to on Xmas day Wednesday 25th December. All irrigators wishing to… Read More

BROWNS ROCK IRRIGATION & STOCK WATER SCHEME RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 1:00pm Saturday 21st December 2019. The shingle from the intake has been excavated, screens cleaned manually, and the intake is now… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE OF IRRIGATION & STOCK WATER

This message is recorded at 8.00am Friday 20th December  2019 Unfortunately, due to rising river conditions further shingle and debris has migrated into the intake blocking… Read More

BROWNS ROCK IRRIGATION & STOCK WATER SCHEME RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 2:45pm Wednesday 18th December 2019.   The shingle from the intake has been excavated and the intake is now back up… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE OF IRRIGATION WATER

This message is recorded at 8.00pm Tuesday 17th December  2019 Unfortunately, due to rising river conditions further single and debris has migrated into the intake blocking… 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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