IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 On, Zone 2 OFF Saturday 25th January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.9 cumec for tomorrow and increased A Class water to 36% allocation. ZONE 1 will… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Friday 24th January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 32% allocation. ZONE 4 will… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF Thursday 23rd January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River@ 51.4 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 48% allocation. ZONE 3 will go… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Wednesday 22nd January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River@ 55.9 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 68% allocation. ZONE 1 will go… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS START: Tuesday 21st January 2020

ECAN set Waimakariri River @ 62.7 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 99% allocation. ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON… 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