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 18, 2023
Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has been empowered to make decisions on which cows to focus on by using genomic data.
June 18, 2023

Genomic data empowers decision-making

Over the past two years, Fernside farmer Julie Bradshaw has refined her dairy herd size through the use of genomics while maintaining the same level of… Read More
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June 13, 2023
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with his maize for grain crop which he is trialling for the first time this season.
June 13, 2023

Farm viability improved through precision agriculture

Reduced input costs and nitrogen fertiliser use, along with improved environmental outcomes are key benefits realised by Roscoe Taggart over the last two years on his… Read More
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June 5, 2023
A group of students from Swannanoa School assisted with a planting day at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm.
June 5, 2023

Successful Swannanoa planting day

Over 200 native plants grown from seedlings at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm have been planted along a 500m2 section of the Burgess Stream that… Read More
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April 17, 2023
Gary and Penny Robinson of Robinson Subsurface Drip Irrigation at Linwood Park in Christchurch where their underground irrigation system is being installed.
April 17, 2023

Subsurface drip irrigation trial gains momentum

Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson have advanced their Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) trial with positive feedback from farmers following field days at trial blocks… Read More
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