IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Sunday 23rd 2025.

This message is recorded at: 3:45pm Saturday 22nd 2025. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.1 cumec for tomorrow and reduced… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Thursday 20th March 2025

This message is recorded at 3:00pm Wednesday 19th March. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 73.0 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 20th… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER ORDERS:

This message is recorded at 8:30am Wednesday 19th March 2025 The scheme has received 40-50mm of rain and Arthurs Pass receiving 112mm since yesterday. We expect… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Thursday 30th January 2025.

This message is recorded at: 4:00pm Wednesday 29th January. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 42.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON, Wednesday 29th January 2025

This message is recorded at: 4:00pm Tuesday 28th January. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 56.5 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 28th… 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
June 13, 2023
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with his maize for grain crop which he is trialling for the first time this season.

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
June 5, 2023
A group of students from Swannanoa School assisted with a planting day at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm.

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