IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON, Zone 1 OFF. Thursday 19th January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.4 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 19th January 2023 and increased the water take to 34%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF Tuesday 17th January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.6 cumecs for tomorrow Tueday 17th January 2023 and reduced the water take to 30%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 & 4 OFF Monday 16th January 2023

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 51.3 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 16th January 2023 and reduced the water take to 47%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Starting Sunday 8th January 2023

Waimakariri River @ 74 cumec for tomorrow ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON ZONE 4: ON

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Zone 2 ON

This message is recorded at: 3:10pm Thursday 5th January 2023 Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 54.2 cumecs for tomorrow Friday… Read More

April 11, 2023
N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits

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
December 14, 2022
Swannanoa students explore irrigation race biodiversity

Swannanoa students explore irrigation race biodiversity

A group of year 3 and 4 students from Swannanoa School learned about the connections between eels (tuna) and invertebrates during a recent school trip to… Read More
December 14, 2022
Quality data helps refine dairy herd

Quality data helps refine dairy herd

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw says being involved in Livestock Improvement Corporation’s (LIC’s) Sire Proving Scheme (SPS) for over 20 years has shown her how quality… Read More
December 13, 2022
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart

Quantifying benefits of sensor-based nitrogen application

Last year, Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart was one of two New Zealand farmers selected to trial a Yara N sensor on his family’s 730 hectare arable… Read More