IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF Wednesday 4th January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 58.3 cumecs for tomorrow Wednesday 4th January and reduced the water take to 79% allocation.… Read More

XMAS DAY WATER

This message is recorded at 9:00am Friday 23nd December 2023. Emergencies only will be attended to on Xmas day Sunday 25th December. All irrigators wishing to… Read More

Shareholder update November 2022

Topics include: Irrigation relies on social licence to operate. We look forward to seeing you at WIL’s AGM on Monday, 12 December from 6:30pm at the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 7:30pm Wednesday 2nd November 2022. 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 12:00pm Wednesday 10th August 2022.   The intake was re-opened yesterday, and stock water should be flowing throughout majority of the… 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