WATER UPDATE FILLING STORAGE PONDS

This message is recorded at 11.30am Wednesday 19th June 2024. If you require water for filling storage ponds, please contact William Tallott on 0275231295 now. The… Read More

ZONE 3 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 7.30pm Thursday 13th June 2024. ZONE 3 water will close off overnight. We need to remove the diversion in the Wolff’s… Read More

ZONE 2 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 7.00am Tuesday 11th June 2024. ZONE 2 will close off this morning for a few hours to remove the diversion via… Read More

STOCK WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 8.00pm Tuesday 28th May 2024. ZONE 2 will close off tomorrow morning for a few hours to reinstate the diversion via… Read More

STOCK WATER SHUTDOWN UPDATE

This message is recorded at 5.00pm Friday 24th May 2024. ZONE 3 will close off this Sunday to drain the canal along Wolff’s Road for works… 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