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Irrigating farmers are being urged to optimise every drop of water.

As New Zealand heads into the last months of summer, many wine growing regions are relying on irrigation to ensure the future crops reach their full potential. Especially after what has been some extremely dry months in terms of rainfall.

THE IRRIGATION sector is pushing for greater public awareness around the importance of water storage and usage.

CRITICS SAY the recent ‘It’s now or never’ Ruataniwha meeting organised by IrrigationNZ and Federated Farmers did not compare the operational set-up of Hawke’s Bay’s proposed irrigation scheme with others in New Zealand. 

IRRIGATIONNZ, WITH MPI Sustainable Farming Fund, AgResearch, Landcare Research and Aqualinc, has produced a guide to irrigating steeper slopes.

IRRIGATIONNZ SAYS it is heartened by the support it received for this week's 'It's Now or Never' Ruataniwha meeting.

Federated Farmers and Irrigation NZ hope to build interest in the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme with their free event next Tuesday.

IRRIGATION NEW Zealand (INZ) cautiously welcomes the Board of Inquiry's final decision on the Tukituki Catchment Proposal which allows for the Ruataniwha scheme to go ahead based on "what appear to be more achievable conditions for irrigators".

THE HUNT IS UNDERWAY for examples of innovation within New Zealand's irrigation sector as industry body IrrigationNZ gears up for its bi-ennial conference in Hawkes Bay.

Time is closing in on the search to find the best innovation in the New Zealand irrigation industry.