BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 12:00pm Wednesday 10th August 2022.   The intake was re-opened yesterday, and stock water should be flowing throughout majority of the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE & STOCK WATER CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 5:00pm Monday 25th July 2022.   Due to a heavy rainfall forecast in the Waimakariri, the stock water network has been… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 7:30am Saturday 23rd July 2022.   The intake was re-opened yesterday and stock water should be flowing throughout majority of the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 3:00pm Monday 18th July 2022.   Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE & STOCKWATER CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 9:00am Tuesday 12th July 2022. Due to a severe rainfall forecast in the Waimakariri, flood warnings are in place. The stockwater… 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