IRRIGATION WATER

This message is recorded at 3.20pm Saturday 25th October 2025. We are all setup to take irrigation water tomorrow. ZONE 1 ON ZONE 2 ON ZONE… Read More

WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 1:00pm Friday 24th October 2025. We are busy cleaning up the mess from the storm as I am sure most of… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 5:00pm Thursday 23rd October 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED FOR STOCKWATER ONLY

This message is recorded at 11:00am Wednesday 22nd October 2025. The intake was re-opened at 9.30am today. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority of… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 10:00am Tuesday 21st October 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

July 6, 2022
Penny and Gary Robinson review data from their subsurface drip irrigation trial.

Subsurface irrigation benefits clear despite wet season

A wetter than usual irrigation season has hindered data collection efforts for Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson. They had planned to collect data over… Read More
July 4, 2022
Julie Bradshaw sharing scientific data

Sharing knowledge enables better farming decisions

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw says sharing scientific data in a way that was easily understandable and useful for farmers helped create close bonds between landowners… Read More
July 1, 2022
Roscoe Taggart

Precision technology delivers diverse benefits

Investing in precision agriculture has provided Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with environmental, social, and financial benefits that help to continuously improve his family’s 730-hectare arable and… Read More
June 16, 2022

Science and genetics boost Fernside farm

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has applied learnings from a five-year National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) irrigation study to make science-based decisions while… Read More