IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF Wednesday 4th January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 58.3 cumecs for tomorrow Wednesday 4th January and reduced the water take to 79% allocation.… Read More

XMAS DAY WATER

This message is recorded at 9:00am Friday 23nd December 2023. Emergencies only will be attended to on Xmas day Sunday 25th December. All irrigators wishing to… Read More

Shareholder update November 2022

Topics include: Irrigation relies on social licence to operate. We look forward to seeing you at WIL’s AGM on Monday, 12 December from 6:30pm at the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 7:30pm Wednesday 2nd November 2022. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 12:00pm Wednesday 10th August 2022.   The intake was re-opened yesterday, and stock water should be flowing throughout majority of the… 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