Historic find investigates water options in 1890s

  A report written in 1894 for the Minister of Mines investigating alternative options for getting water to the Waimakariri Plains was recently uncovered by Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 6:00am Thursday 30th May 2019

Due to heavy rainfall ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri River. The intake gates will remain closed until further notice, this is necessary… Read More

END OF IRRIGATION SEASON

The 2018/19 irrigation season will end today Thursday 23rd May. For those shareholders who are needing water to wrap up irrigators or fill on-farm irrigation ponds… Read More

PENDING STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR INTAKE WORKS STARTING TUESDAY 7th MAY

Many of you may have read in recent news letters and on the WIL website that we are in the process of upgrading one of the… Read More

Wright’s Road Storage Ponds Environment Court Interim Decision

On 10 April 2019 the Environment Court provided the parties with an interim decision on the Wright’s Road Storage Project. The Court has indicated it will… Read More

July 4, 2022
Julie Bradshaw sharing scientific data
July 4, 2022

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
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July 1, 2022
Roscoe Taggart
July 1, 2022

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
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June 16, 2022
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
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February 21, 2022
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
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