IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF Friday 1st March 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.7 cumec for tomorrow Friday 1st March 2019 and reduced the water take to 54%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 1 ON Tuesday 26th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 105 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 26th February 2019 and increased the water take to 100%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2, 3 & 4 ON Monday 25th February 2019

Due to some rain in the catchment Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 55.3 cumec for tomorrow Monday 25th February 2019… Read More

STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 2 – Thursday 21st February 2018

Zone 2 was closed this morning for emergency maintenance works on a Main Race culvert. Water was turned off for 4 hours to undertake the works… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 20th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 38.9 cumec for tomorrow Wednesday 20th February 2019 and reduced our take to 0% allocation.… 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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