BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

The intake was re-opened at 3:00pm Wednesday 20th January 2021. Stock water should be flowing throughout the scheme by tomorrow afternoon. Irrigation orders will be confirmed… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 8:30pm Tuesday 19th January 2021. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Wednesday 20th January 2021

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 130 cumecs for Wednesday 20th January 2021 and increased our take to 100% allocation.  … Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF, Zone 2 ON Tuesday 19thth January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.4 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 19th January 2021 and increased the water take to 29%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 2 and 3 OFF. Zone 4 ON Monday 18th January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 18th January 2021 and reduced the water take to 20%… 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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