Historic find investigates water options in 1890s

  A report written in 1894 for the Minister of Mines investigating alternative options for getting water to the Waimakariri Plains was recently uncovered by Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 6:00am Thursday 30th May 2019

Due to heavy rainfall ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri River. The intake gates will remain closed until further notice, this is necessary… Read More

END OF IRRIGATION SEASON

The 2018/19 irrigation season will end today Thursday 23rd May. For those shareholders who are needing water to wrap up irrigators or fill on-farm irrigation ponds… Read More

PENDING STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR INTAKE WORKS STARTING TUESDAY 7th MAY

Many of you may have read in recent news letters and on the WIL website that we are in the process of upgrading one of the… Read More

Wright’s Road Storage Ponds Environment Court Interim Decision

On 10 April 2019 the Environment Court provided the parties with an interim decision on the Wright’s Road Storage Project. The Court has indicated it will… Read More

December 12, 2022
Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson
December 12, 2022

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
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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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