IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 2 and 3 OFF. Zone 4 ON Sunday 17th January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 17th January 2021 and reduced the water take to 28%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 and 4 OFF Saturday 16th January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 50.9 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday January 2021 and reduced the water take to 45% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Friday 15th January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 57.9 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 15th January 2021 and decreased our take to 77% of… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Thursday 24th December 2020

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 61.2 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 24th December 2020 and increased our take to 92% of… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON Wednesday 23rd December 2020

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 59.1 cumecs for tomorrow Wednesday 23rd December 2020 and kept our take to 83% of… 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