IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 ON, Saturday March 21st 2026

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.7 cumecs for tomorrow and increased the water take to 13% allocation. Zone 3 will… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Friday 20th March 2026..

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 42.1 cumec for tomorrow and reduced the water take to 5% allocation. This means we… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF Thursday 19th March 2026

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.7 cumec for tomorrow and reduced the water take to 13% allocation. Zone 2 irrigators… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Zone 2 & 4 ON, Wednesday 18th March 2026

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.1 cumecs for tomorrow and increased the water take to 23% allocation. Zone 1 irrigators… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2, 3 & 4 OFF Tuesday 17th March 2026

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.4 cumec for tomorrow and reduced the water take to 20% allocation. Zone 3 irrigators… Read More

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
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