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

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.

The Government's 30 Year Infrastructure Plan announced last month recognises irrigation infrastructure as part of the foundations for a prosperous New Zealand. 

When Smythe Contractors, Hautapu, recently won the contract to install the irrigation system for the new second drier being constructed at Fonterra Lichfield, it was a case of déjà vu. 

The North Island does not have enough groundwater to irrigate, as does the South Island. Even if it did, given the dairy payout, irrigation is unaffordable.

Central Hawkes Bay has good potential for dairy with irrigation, says Duncan MacLeod, commercial manager, Hawkes Bay Regional Investment Company.

An irrigation scheme, planned for Hawarden in North Canterbury, has the potential to boost the region’s economy say developers.

A major South Island irrigation scheme, Hunter Downs, is struggling to get all-farmer support for the second instalment on its shares.

Irrigated dairy farms can expect nitrogen loss figures to leap when they run the latest version of Overseer.