FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Saturday 10th April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River at 41.4 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 10th April 2021 and reduced the water take to 2%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON Thursday 8th April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.1 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 8th April 2021 and increased the water take to 28%… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Starting Tuesday 6th April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.5 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 6th April and reduced the water take to 12% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 3 OFF. Zone 2 and 4 ON Monday 5th April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.8 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 5th April 2021 and decreased the water take to 36%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & Zone 4 OFF Saturday 3rd April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 54.9 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday 3rd April 2021 and reduced the water take to 64%… 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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