FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Sunday 15th March 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 38.8 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 15th March 2020 and reduced our take to 0% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Saturday 14th March 2020

ECAN have set the Waimakariri River @ 43.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 9% allocation. ZONE 1 will go on restrictions starting… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 3 OFF, Zone 4 ON Friday 13th March 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.1 cumec for tomorrow and A Class water at 28% allocation.   ZONE 4 will… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 11th March 2020

ECAN have set the Waimakariri River @ 49.2 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 38% allocation. ZONE 4 will go on restrictions starting… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS START: Monday 9th March 2020

ECAN set Waimakariri River @ 58.1 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 78% allocation. ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON… 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.
November 24, 2022

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
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October 25, 2022
Genetics focus improves dairy herd
October 25, 2022

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
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July 21, 2022
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
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July 18, 2022
July 18, 2022

Baseline set for subsurface irrigation trial

While Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are disappointed not to have collected the data they were hoping for from their subsurface drip irrigation trial… Read More
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