IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF Wednesday 10th January 2024

This message is recorded at: 3:00pm Tuesday 9th January 2024 Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 54.5 cumec for tomorrow and… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Starting Tuesday 26th December 2023

Waimakariri River @ 61.1 cumec for tomorrow and increased the water take to 91% allocation. ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON ZONE 4:… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & 3 OFF Sunday 24th December 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.3 cumec for tomorrow and reduced the water take to 51% allocation. All Zone 3… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF

This message is recorded at: 4:10pm Friday 22nd December 2023 Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 56.3 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Tuesday 19th December 2023

This message is recorded at 3:40pm Monday 18th December 2023. Although we are currently working through some discrepancy with ECAN on the irrigation restriction posting, we… 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.

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
June 13, 2023
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with his maize for grain crop which he is trialling for the first time this season.

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
June 5, 2023
A group of students from Swannanoa School assisted with a planting day at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm.

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
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.

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