FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Sunday 5th April 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 40.2 cumec for tomorrow and reduced our take to 0% allocation. Zone 1, 2, 3… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Sunday 29th March 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 98 cumec for tomorrow and increased A Class water at 100% allocation.   All users… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Thursday 26th March 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 39.2 cumec for tomorrow and reduced our take to 0% allocation. Zone 1, 2 &… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF, Tuesday 25th March 2020

ECAN have set the Waimakariri River @ 50.9 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 45% allocation.   ZONE 4 will go on restrictions… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: All Zones ON, Tuesday 24th March 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 58.9 cumec for tomorrow and increased A Class water at 82% allocation. Please text message… 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
September 21, 2021

Thousands of plants improve Burgess Stream

Over half of the 4500 native plants for a biodiversity project at Burgess Stream near Eyreton are in the ground with planting expected to be completed… Read More