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South Canterbury farmers have a chance to join a Pleasant Point workshop on Friday, October 14 showing them how to irrigate efficiently to cope with dry conditions.

The propsed Hawke's Bay Ruataniwha irrigation scheme is another step closer following the approval of the design and construction contract for its dam at a regional council meeting last week.

With strong indications of an El Nino this summer, farmers are being urged to plan how they will use their seasonal irrigation volume.

IrrigationNZ has launched its first-ever annual snapshot of New Zealand's irrigation sector at today's AGM.

Get in now before it's too late. That's the advice on water from North Otago Federated Farmers president Richard Strowger.

Two long-serving IrrigationNZ board members will stand down at next month's IrrigationNZ AGM.

The future for irrigating farmers in Otago will come under the spotlight at IrrigationNZ's first-ever AGM in the region next month.

New Zealand must better ‘leverage’ its use of water for our national wellbeing and to protect us from the effects of climate change, says IrrigationNZ chief executive Andrew Curtis.

Irrigation NZ has welcome progress on the Wairarapa Water Storage project. However, INZ chief executive Andrew Curtis says the momentum must be maintained and outstanding issue resolved within 18 months.

Helping farmers better manage water allocations in future droughts has motivated IrrigationNZ to offer free irrigation workshops at this year's South Island Field Days.