IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Tuesday 19th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.7 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 19th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 22%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & Zone 3 On Monday 18th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 51.3 cumec for tomorrow Monday 18th February 2019 and increased the water take to 47%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 ON Sunday 17th February 2019

Due to some rain in the catchment Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.8 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 17th February 2019… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Friday 15th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.4 cumec for tomorrow Friday 15th February 2019 and reduced our take to 11% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON, Zone 2 OFF Thursday 14th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.0 cumec for tomorrow Thursday 14th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 23%… 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