News & events

Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019

Environment Canterbury has been prioritising action on nitrate concentrations for many years.

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019

Taking action to investigate what may have caused a decline in water quality at the Ahuriri Arm of Lake Benmore.

Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 by Nadeine Dommisse, Chief Operating Officer, Environment Canterbury

Chief Operating Officer Nadeine Dommisse reflects on the significant progress being made towards meeting farmers’ increased environmental responsibilities.

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019

Waimakariri zone committee member Cam Henderson about his learnings from his scholarship programme, investigate global agricultural practices around the world.

Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019

Third generation Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart believes that continuous innovation is vital for sustainable arable farming.

Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019

Independent report released investigated the way all Resource Management Act plans that apply in the Basin deal with key issues.

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Environment Canterbury released its annual groundwater quality survey for 2018.

Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019

Reminding farmers to review their management stock on winter feed blocks.

Date: Fri, 31 May 2019

Biosecurity Advisory Groups will be established to assist in effectively managing plant and animal pests across the region.

Date: Wed, 1 May 2019

Environment Canterbury announced its recognition of a programme designed to offer a robust and consistent assessment of Farm Environment Plans (FEPs).

Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019

Farmers were challenged to come up with good winter grazing tactics for ‘tricky’ paddocks at a series of practical workshops.

Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019

A new project to trial the use of fertigation - which could help reduce nitrogen leaching on farms - is now underway.