WATER UPDATE FILLING STORAGE PONDS

This message is recorded at 11.30am Wednesday 19th June 2024. If you require water for filling storage ponds, please contact William Tallott on 0275231295 now. The… Read More

ZONE 3 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 7.30pm Thursday 13th June 2024. ZONE 3 water will close off overnight. We need to remove the diversion in the Wolff’s… Read More

ZONE 2 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 7.00am Tuesday 11th June 2024. ZONE 2 will close off this morning for a few hours to remove the diversion via… Read More

STOCK WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 8.00pm Tuesday 28th May 2024. ZONE 2 will close off tomorrow morning for a few hours to reinstate the diversion via… Read More

STOCK WATER SHUTDOWN UPDATE

This message is recorded at 5.00pm Friday 24th May 2024. ZONE 3 will close off this Sunday to drain the canal along Wolff’s Road for works… 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