ZONE 3 & 4 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 8.00pm Tuesday 3rd August 2021. ZONE 3 & 4 – Race maintenance is planned to start tomorrow. Stock water will be… Read More

ZONE 2 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 7.30am Thursday 29th July 2021. Stock water was reinstated last night and will be off again today and Friday morning resulting… Read More

STOCKWATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 4.30pm Monday 26th July 2021. ZONE 2 – We have managed to get the Old Warren Road Eyre River syphon operating… Read More

ZONE 2 STOCK WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 3.30pm Sunday 25th July 2021. We regret to inform you that we have discovered further Issues with the Warren Road Eyre… Read More

BROWNS ROCK WATER RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 9.00am Monday 19th July 2021. The intake was re-opened at 9am this morning 19th July, water should be flowing throughout the… Read More

December 12, 2022
Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson

Data gathering focus for subsurface irrigation trial

Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are anticipating a season of “data collection” after installing a subsurface drip irrigation system on an 18-hectare block of… Read More
November 24, 2022
Swannanoa farmers Brian and Rosemary Whyte with over 1000 native seedlings grown on their farm this season for the first stage of a revegetation project.

Nursery trial helps farmers grow plants from seed

A trial nursery project to enable Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) shareholders to grow their own native seedlings for on-farm revegetation projects has resulted in over 1000… Read More
October 25, 2022
Genetics focus improves dairy herd

Genetics focus improves dairy herd

A strong focus on genetics and DNA has paid dividends for Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw with four of her cows being selected for Livestock Improvement… Read More
July 21, 2022

Testing establishes exact fertiliser needs

Investing in a handheld nitrogen tester and using variable rate nitrogen fertiliser has enabled Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart to significantly reduce the amount of fertiliser he… Read More