BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 6:30pm Friday 23rd August 2024. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 8.00am Friday 9th August 2024. The intake was opened at 3.00pm yesterday. Stock Water has successfully come through the bypass overnight… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE

This message is recorded at 7.00am Tuesday 6th August 2024. The intake will be closed overnight tonight to allow for a diversion to be put in… Read More

STOCKWATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 4:00pm Tuesday 30th July 2024. A temporary closure of the Browns Rock Intake is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Stock Water should… Read More

STOCKWATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 9.00am Sunday 14th July 2024. A temporary closure of the Browns Rock Intake is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Stock Water should… 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