IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 On, Zone 2 OFF Saturday 25th January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.9 cumec for tomorrow and increased A Class water to 36% allocation. ZONE 1 will… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Friday 24th January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 32% allocation. ZONE 4 will… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF Thursday 23rd January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River@ 51.4 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 48% allocation. ZONE 3 will go… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Wednesday 22nd January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River@ 55.9 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 68% allocation. ZONE 1 will go… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS START: Tuesday 21st January 2020

ECAN set Waimakariri River @ 62.7 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 99% allocation. ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON… 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