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

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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April 11, 2023
N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits
April 11, 2023

N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart has reduced his use of nitrogen fertiliser by approximately 80 kilograms this season through trialling a Yara N sensor on his family’s… Read More
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