BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 4:30pm Monday 16th January 2026. Met Service have a heavy rain watch in place for the Waimakariri District. Given the unpredictable… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 1:05pm Tuesday 13th January 2026. The intake was re-opened this afternoon at 12.30pm today for stock water. Irrigation Water Irrigation water… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 8:45pm Sunday 11th January 2026. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 12.30pm Friday 9th January 2026. Water flows will remain normal today through the scheme. The river channel work we have undertaken… Read More

BROWNS ROCK WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 8.30pm Thursday 8th January 2026. There will be an interruption to water flows at the intake tomorrow morning for a few… 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