IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zones 1 & 2 OFF, Thursday 2nd May 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:45pm Wednesday 1st May 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.9 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

ALL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Starting Sunday 28th April 2024

This message is recorded at 3.30pm Saturday 27th April 2024 ECAN have set the flow for the Waimakariri River at 89.5 cumec for tomorrow and increased… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone’s 2 & 4 ON, Saturday 27th April 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:45pm Friday 26th April 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.7 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Thursday 25th April 2024

This message is recorded at: 4:00pm Wednesday 24th April 2024. Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 42.8 cumecs for tomorrow and… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zones 2 & 3 OFF, Wednesday 24th April 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:30pm Tuesday 23rd April 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.6 cumec for tomorrow and… 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