STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 2 CUST – Wednesday 20TH March 2019

Race 12 below McKeagues drain (Glews Road) in the Cust basin will be affected. Water will be off tomorrow Wednesday 20th March. We are aiming to… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4 ON, Sunday 17th March 2019.

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 62.5 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 17th March and increased the water take to 98% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 ON Saturday 16th March 2019

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.6 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 16th March 2019 and increased the water take to 39%… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 12th March 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 33.2 cumec for tomorrow Wednesday 12th March 2019 and reduced our take to 0% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1, 2 & 3 OFF Tuesday 12th March 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.3 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 12th March 2019 and reduced the water take to 24%… Read More

May 13, 2019
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
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May 2, 2019
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
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March 22, 2019
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
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March 10, 2019
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
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