RIVER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 2.00pm Monday 22nd November 2021. After yesterday’s rain in the catchment the river has peaked in the early hours of this… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE

This message is recorded at 7.00pm Saturday 25th September 2021. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

2021 – 2022 IRRIGATION SEASON WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 7.00pm Wednesday 15th September 2021. Starting tomorrow Irrigators requiring water, please place orders through the Water Metrics water ordering application. Cut… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 6:00pm Monday 13th September 2021.   Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 2:30pm Friday 10th September 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