IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Saturday 20th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.0 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday 20th February 2021 and reduced the water take to 23%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 2 OFF. Zone 3 ON Friday 19th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 54.7 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 19th February 2021 and decreased the water take to 62%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON Thursday 18th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 58.0 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 18th February 2021 and increased the water take to 77%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF Wednesday 17th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 50.7 cumecs for tomorrow Wednesday 17th February 2021 and reduced the water take to 44%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Tuesday 16th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 57.2 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 16th February 2021 and reduced the water take to 74%… 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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