IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Friday 14th January 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 60.2 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 14th January 2022 and reduced the water take to 88%… Read More

XMAS DAY WATER

This message is recorded at 8:30pm Wednesday 22nd December 2021. Emergencies only will be attended to on Xmas day Saturday 25th December. All irrigators wishing to… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE & STOCKWATER CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 3:00pm Tuesday 14th December 2021. A heavy rainfall and flood warning is in place for the Waimakariri. Rainfall is predicted in… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER ORDERS:

This message is recorded at 11:30am Tuesday 7th December 2021. Irrigators, if you no longer require water please review your water orders in the Water Metrics… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 7:00am Monday 6th December 2021. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… 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