IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1, 2 & 4 ON. Thursday 16th February 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 50.8 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 16th February and increased the water take to 45% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER ORDERS:

This message is recorded at 10:30am Wednesday 15th February 2023. Cyclone Gabrielle, Metservice have issued a heavy rain watch North of the Rakaia river this afternoon… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF. Tuesday 14th February 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.5 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 14th February 2023 and decreased the water take to 25%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF. Monday 13th February 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 51.3 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 13th February 2023 and decreased the water take to 47%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS START: Zone 1 OFF. Sunday 12th February 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 59.8 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 12th February 2023 and decreased the water take to 86%… Read More

May 13, 2019

Creative mindset vital for sustainable arable growth

Third generation Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart believes that continuous innovation is vital for sustainable arable farming. Read More
May 2, 2019

Waimakariri Zone Committee seeks new members

Dairy farmer and farm environmental consultant David Ashby joined the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee to encourage fellow farmers to consider the environment when making decisions on-farm. Read More
March 22, 2019

Technology boosts efficiency and enhances environment

Making informed decisions using technology has created more productive land use for farms while reducing their environmental impact, according to Eyrewell farmer Mike Smith. When Mike… Read More
March 10, 2019

New fertigation trial will examine its effects on nutrient losses

A new project to trial the use of fertigation – which could help reduce nitrogen leaching on farms – is now underway. Pāmu (formerly Landcorp) is… Read More