IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1, 2 & 4 OFF, Saturday 9th March 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:00pm Friday 8th March 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.7 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Wednesday 6th March 2024

This message is recorded at 3:00pm Tuesday 5th March 2024 Although we are currently working through some discrepancy with ECAN on the irrigation restriction posting, we… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Friday 1st March 2024.

This message is recorded at: 4:00pm Thursday 29th February 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 34.2 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1, 2 & 4 OFF, Thursday 29th February 2024.

This message is recorded at: 3:30pm Wednesday 28th February 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.5 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Tuesday 27th February 2024

This message is recorded at 3.45pm Monday 26th February 2024 ECAN have set the flow for the Waimakariri River at 80.5 cumec for tomorrow and increased… 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