BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED FOR STOCKWATER ONLY

This message is recorded at 12:50pm Monday 22nd September 2025. The intake was re-opened at 12.00 noon today. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 7:45pm Sunday 21st September 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 11:20am Friday 19th September 2025. The intake was re-opened at 9.00am today once river work was completed. Stock water should be… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 6:45am Thursday 18th September 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 12:15pm Monday 8th September 2025. The intake was re-opened at 12.00 noon today once river work was completed. Stock water should… 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
June 16, 2022

Science and genetics boost Fernside farm

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has applied learnings from a five-year National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) irrigation study to make science-based decisions while… Read More
February 21, 2022

Proving the benefits of subsurface drip irrigation

After trialling a subsurface irrigation system last summer, Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are keen to collect data and compare this with traditional irrigation… Read More