Irrigation Scheme / Weather Update

This message is recorded at 1:30pm Wednesday 30th April 2025. The predicted forecast is for 120mm+ of rain tonight for the Canterbury Plains. We have already… Read More

ALL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Starting Sunday 6th April 2025

This message is recorded at 4.00pm Saturday 5th April 2025 ECAN have set the flow for the Waimakariri River at 148 cumec for tomorrow and increased… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 8.00am Saturday 5th April 2025. The Waimak river peaked at 400 m3/sec yesterday at Otarama. Flood water did not quite get… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER ORDERS:

This message is recorded at 8:30am Friday 4th April 2025 We expect ECAN to increase the water allocation for the Waimakariri River this afternoon at 2pm.… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Monday 24th March 2025.

This message is recorded at: 3:30pm Sunday 23rd March ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced… 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.
June 21, 2023

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
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June 18, 2023
Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has been empowered to make decisions on which cows to focus on by using genomic data.
June 18, 2023

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
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June 13, 2023
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with his maize for grain crop which he is trialling for the first time this season.
June 13, 2023

Farm viability improved through precision agriculture

Reduced input costs and nitrogen fertiliser use, along with improved environmental outcomes are key benefits realised by Roscoe Taggart over the last two years on his… Read More
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June 5, 2023
A group of students from Swannanoa School assisted with a planting day at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm.
June 5, 2023

Successful Swannanoa planting day

Over 200 native plants grown from seedlings at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm have been planted along a 500m2 section of the Burgess Stream that… Read More
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