IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 2 and 3 OFF. Zone 4 ON Sunday 17th January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 17th January 2021 and reduced the water take to 28%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 and 4 OFF Saturday 16th January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 50.9 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday January 2021 and reduced the water take to 45% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Friday 15th January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 57.9 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 15th January 2021 and decreased our take to 77% of… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Thursday 24th December 2020

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 61.2 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 24th December 2020 and increased our take to 92% of… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON Wednesday 23rd December 2020

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 59.1 cumecs for tomorrow Wednesday 23rd December 2020 and kept our take to 83% of… Read More

June 16, 2022
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
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February 21, 2022
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
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February 21, 2022
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
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January 21, 2022
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
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