BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 1:30pm Friday 6th June 2025. The intake was re-opened at 9.00am today. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority of… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 10:00am Thursday 5th June 2025. 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 9:00am Thursday 22nd May 2025. The intake will re-opened at 10.00am today. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority of… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 3:00pm Monday 19th May 2025. As advised last week the intake will be dried off to complete an inspection starting tomorrow.… Read More

PENDING SHUTDOWN FOR BROWN ROCK INTAKE MAINTENANCE

This message is recorded at 1:00pm Wednesday 14th May 2025. Given the river flow is down and irrigation demand has stopped it is an opportune time… Read More

June 16, 2022

Science and genetics boost Fernside farm

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has applied learnings from a five-year National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) irrigation study to make science-based decisions while… Read More
February 21, 2022

Proving the benefits of subsurface drip irrigation

After trialling a subsurface irrigation system last summer, Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are keen to collect data and compare this with traditional irrigation… Read More
February 21, 2022

Embracing technology and adapting to market demand

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart is a keen adopter of technology and will be trialling the use of variable rate base fertiliser over the coming months to… Read More
January 21, 2022

Swannanoa students help restore Burgess Stream

A biodiversity project at Burgess Stream near Eyreton received a helping hand from around 20 Swannanoa School students who planted 394 native seedlings during a planting… Read More