IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zones 4 OFF, Tuesday 23rd April 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:30pm Monday 22nd April 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.1 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Saturday 13th April 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:45pm Friday 12th April 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 266 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: All Zone’s ON, Friday 12th April 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:10pm Thursday 11th April 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 58.8 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Monday 8th April 2024

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 8th April 2024 and reduced our take to 10% of… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: All Zone’s ON, Saturday 6th April 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:00pm Friday 5th April 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 61.2 cumec for tomorrow 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
February 21, 2022

Embracing technology and adapting to market demand

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart is a keen adopter of technology and will be trialling the use of variable rate base fertiliser over the coming months to… Read More
January 21, 2022

Swannanoa students help restore Burgess Stream

A biodiversity project at Burgess Stream near Eyreton received a helping hand from around 20 Swannanoa School students who planted 394 native seedlings during a planting… Read More