IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 2 ON Monday 4th March 2019

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.6 cumec for tomorrow Monday 4th March 2019 and increased the water take to 26%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & 3 OFF Saturday 2nd March 201

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 41.4 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 2nd March 2019 and reduced the water take to 2%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF Friday 1st March 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.7 cumec for tomorrow Friday 1st March 2019 and reduced the water take to 54%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 1 ON Tuesday 26th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 105 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 26th February 2019 and increased the water take to 100%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2, 3 & 4 ON Monday 25th February 2019

Due to some rain in the catchment Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 55.3 cumec for tomorrow Monday 25th February 2019… 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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