IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON, Zone 1 OFF. Thursday 19th January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.4 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 19th January 2023 and increased the water take to 34%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF Tuesday 17th January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.6 cumecs for tomorrow Tueday 17th January 2023 and reduced the water take to 30%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 & 4 OFF Monday 16th January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 51.3 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 16th January 2023 and reduced the water take to 47%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Starting Sunday 8th January 2023

Waimakariri River @ 74 cumec for tomorrow ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON ZONE 4: ON

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Zone 2 ON

This message is recorded at: 3:10pm Thursday 5th January 2023 Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 54.2 cumecs for tomorrow Friday… 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