IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF Monday 16th March 2026

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48 cumec for tomorrow and reduced the water take to 32% allocation. Zone 2 irrigators… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Sunday 15th March 2026

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.5 cumec for tomorrow and reduced the water take to 39% allocation. Zone 4 irrigators… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 4:45pm Thursday 5th March 2026. The intake was re-opened at 12.00pm today. Irrigation Water Irrigation water orders will be confirmed after… Read More

WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 11.00am Wednesday 4th March 2026. There will an interruption to water flows tomorrow morning for a few hours to ZONE 2,3… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 4:45pm Tuesday 17th February 2026. The intake was re-opened this morning at 12.30pm today for stock water. Irrigation Water Irrigation water… 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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