ZONE 4 WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 2.30pm Tuesday 22nd September 2026. ZONE 4 water will be closed off at Wolffs Road siphon tomorrow to undertake some survey… Read More

2026 – 2027 IRRIGATION SEASON WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 7.00am Thursday 3rd September 2026. Starting today Irrigators requiring water please place water orders through the Water Metrics water ordering application.… Read More

ZONE 2 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 7.40am Wednesday 2nd September 2026. ZONE 2 water was closed off overnight to undertake some maintenance and upgrade a control gate.… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 9:30am Saturday 29th August 2026. The intake was re-opened today at 8.00am. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority of… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 2:30pm Thursday 27th August 2026. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… 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
July 4, 2022
Julie Bradshaw sharing scientific data

Sharing knowledge enables better farming decisions

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw says sharing scientific data in a way that was easily understandable and useful for farmers helped create close bonds between landowners… Read More
July 1, 2022
Roscoe Taggart

Precision technology delivers diverse benefits

Investing in precision agriculture has provided Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with environmental, social, and financial benefits that help to continuously improve his family’s 730-hectare arable and… Read More