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

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