WATER ORDERING ISSUES

This message is recorded at 2:30pm Saturday 7th March 2020. Some of you may have experienced issues with the Water Metrics Water Ordering System today. This… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Sunday 1st March 2020.

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 175 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 2nd March and increased the water take to 100% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 Off Sunday 1st March 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.7 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 1st March 2020 and decreased the water take to 53%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Wednesday 19th February 2020.

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 191 cumecs for tomorrow and increased the water take to 100% allocation. Zone 3 will… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF, Zone 1 ON, Monday 17th February 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 53.9 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 59% allocation. ZONE 3 will… 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
April 23, 2023
Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has reduced her herd by 15 cows while maintaining the same level of milk production by using genomic information provided by Livestock Improvement Corporation’s (LIC’s) North Canterbury Agri-Manager Paul Bau.

Maintaining milk production with fewer cows

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has reduced her herd size by 15 cows while maintaining the same milk production levels using genomic information provided by Livestock… Read More
April 17, 2023
Gary and Penny Robinson of Robinson Subsurface Drip Irrigation at Linwood Park in Christchurch where their underground irrigation system is being installed.

Subsurface drip irrigation trial gains momentum

Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson have advanced their Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) trial with positive feedback from farmers following field days at trial blocks… Read More