ZONE 4 WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 2.30pm Tuesday 22nd September 2026. ZONE 4 water will be closed off at Wolffs Road siphon tomorrow to undertake some survey… Read More

2026 – 2027 IRRIGATION SEASON WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 7.00am Thursday 3rd September 2026. Starting today Irrigators requiring water please place water orders through the Water Metrics water ordering application.… Read More

ZONE 2 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 7.40am Wednesday 2nd September 2026. ZONE 2 water was closed off overnight to undertake some maintenance and upgrade a control gate.… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 9:30am Saturday 29th August 2026. The intake was re-opened today at 8.00am. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority of… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 2:30pm Thursday 27th August 2026. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

November 20, 2023
Champion Clydesdale

Chance encounter creates successful venture

After spotting a Clydesdale at the 1995 Oxford A&P Show, Margo Vliet Vlieland turned to her husband Alan and told him, “I want one of those… Read More
July 18, 2023
Integrated Farm Plan (IFP) lead consultant Paul Reese discusses IFP outcomes with Swannanoa farmer Andrew Gilchrist.

Integrated farm plan boosts business structure

Swannanoa farmer Andrew Gilchrist has delved deep into the business and people side of his family-operated farm through completing an Integrated Farm Plan (IFP). Andrew is… Read More
June 21, 2023
Penny and Gary Robinson have found that farmers using their subsurface drip irrigation system are saving on water and labour costs while growing more grass on their farms.

Underground irrigation trial boosts efficiency

Gary and Penny Robinson have received positive feedback on water use efficiency and increased grass growth from Maniototo sharemilker, Luke Jeffries, after installing a Subsurface Drip… Read More
June 18, 2023
Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has been empowered to make decisions on which cows to focus on by using genomic data.

Genomic data empowers decision-making

Over the past two years, Fernside farmer Julie Bradshaw has refined her dairy herd size through the use of genomics while maintaining the same level of… Read More