IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Starting Sunday 5th February 2023

Waimakariri River @ 76.8  cumecs for tomorrow ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON ZONE 4: ON Refer to www.wil.co.nz for more information.

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Saturday 4th February 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.5 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 4th February 2023 and reduced the water take to 16%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON, Friday 3rd February 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.4 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 3rd February 2023 and increased the water take to 25%… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF. Wednesday 1st February 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 41.2 cumecs for tomorrow Wednesday 1st February 2023 and decreased the water take to 1%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF. Tuesday 31st January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.2 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 31st January 2023 and decreased the water take to 33%… Read More

October 25, 2022
Genetics focus improves dairy herd

Genetics focus improves dairy herd

A strong focus on genetics and DNA has paid dividends for Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw with four of her cows being selected for Livestock Improvement… Read More
July 21, 2022

Testing establishes exact fertiliser needs

Investing in a handheld nitrogen tester and using variable rate nitrogen fertiliser has enabled Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart to significantly reduce the amount of fertiliser he… Read More
July 18, 2022

Baseline set for subsurface irrigation trial

While Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are disappointed not to have collected the data they were hoping for from their subsurface drip irrigation trial… Read More
July 6, 2022
Penny and Gary Robinson review data from their subsurface drip irrigation trial.

Subsurface irrigation benefits clear despite wet season

A wetter than usual irrigation season has hindered data collection efforts for Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson. They had planned to collect data over… Read More