IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.3 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 17th December 2023 and reduced the water take to 52%… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 7.30am Tuesday 31st October 2023. The intake failed to deliver 8 m3/sec water flow for a period of 3-4 hours in… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

The intake is now reopened after the river flood overnight. Stock Water should be flowing throughout most of the scheme by Saturday evening, the farthest reaches… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 4:30pm Thursday 26th October 2023. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

ZONE 2 & 4 STOCK WATER OFF

Stock water was not restored to zones 2 and 4. We will review once this weather front has passed through, and the rain has stopped.

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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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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