ZONE 2 STOCK WATER SHUTDOWN UPDATE

This message is recorded at 5.30pm Thursday 23rd May 2024. Zone 2 Stock Water will remain shut off until tomorrow midday. We have some complications today… Read More

ZONE 2 STOCK WATER SHUTDOWN

Stock water will be turned off tomorrow morning to complete the final pipe connections at the Warren Road Siphon and undertake some basic testing. All going… Read More

PENDING STOCK WATER SHUTDOWNS

This message is recorded at 4.00pm Friday 10th May 2024. ZONE 2 Stock Water with be shut off this Sunday for approximately 2 days. ZONE 3… Read More

END OF IRRIGATION SEASON

The 2023/2024 irrigation season will end today, Tuesday 7th May. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 42.4 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: All Zone’s ON, Friday 3rd May 2024.

This message is recorded at: 4:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2024. ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47 cumec for tomorrow and… 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