WAIMAKARIRI RIVER UPDATE:

This message is recorded at 4:00pm Saturday 5th February 2022. Due to high river levels, the Intake will remain closed for irrigation and stock water until… Read More

WAIMAKARIRI RIVER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 4.00pm Friday 4th February 2022. 300 – 400mm of rain has fallen in the upper Waimak catchment in the last two… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 ON, January 28th 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 53.1 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 28th January 2022 and increased our take to 55% of… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 ON, Zone 1 OFF. Wednesday 26th January 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.5 cumecs for tomorrow Wednesday 26th January 2022 and increased the water take to 39%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 3 OFF. Monday 24th January 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.3 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 24th January 2022 and decreased the water take to 38%… Read More

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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