BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 7:30am Monday 11th November 2024. The intake was re-opened mid-afternoon yesterday. Stock water should be flowing throughout most of the scheme… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 6:30pm Saturday 9th November 2024. 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 8:00pm Sunday 27th October 2024. The intake was re-opened at 9.00am today. Stock water should be flowing throughout most of the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 8:00am Friday 25th October 2024. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

2024 – 2025 IRRIGATION SEASON WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 9.30am Wednesday 18th September 2024. Starting tomorrow Irrigators requiring water mostly for storage ponds, please place water orders through the Water… 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