IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 2 & 4 ON Today Tuesday 10th December 2024

Works have been completed at the intake this morning. Full flow was reinstated at 11am today at the intake. Zone 2 & 4 Irrigators please turn… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF Today Monday 9th December 2024

The Catchment has received 120mm + of rain fall in the last 24 hours and the Waimakariri River has just peaked at 340 cumec. The intake… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 7:30am Monday 11th November 2024. The intake was re-opened mid-afternoon yesterday. Stock water should be flowing throughout most of the scheme… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 6:30pm Saturday 9th November 2024. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 8:00pm Sunday 27th October 2024. The intake was re-opened at 9.00am today. Stock water should be flowing throughout most of the… Read More

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

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
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July 4, 2022
Julie Bradshaw sharing scientific data
July 4, 2022

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
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July 1, 2022
Roscoe Taggart
July 1, 2022

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
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June 16, 2022
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
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