IrrigationNZ: Out & About

THE SEASON AHEAD

Warmer weather and longer days are on the way, and it’s great to see some calves, lambs, and more young healthy animals around the countryside. Go to page 48 for the weather outlook for the coming months.

IRRIGATIONNZ TRAINING

The 2021 intake of students for the Level 5 NZQA Certificate in Irrigation Design started their first block course in late July in Christchurch. Our new Principal Technical Advisor, Stephen McNally, is facilitating the course – see the adjacent page to find out more about him.

SPECIAL WEBINAR FOR MEMBERS

Long term supporters of IrrigationNZ, Anderson Lloyd, hosted an event for irrigation scheme leaders as well as a webinar for our members, both to go over the Resource Management Act (RMA) Reforms. There were over 20 leaders at the event, representing about 70 percent of the irrigation in Canterbury and Otago, with another 20 people tuning into the webinar. The RMA reforms are a significant change in the way infrastructure and development can happen and we were lucky to have Sarah Eveleigh from Anderson Lloyd to give an overview. A recording of the webinar is available to members on our website. www.irrigationnz.co.nz/EventsAndTraining/Irrigators/Workshops

VANESSA WINNING FEATURES IN USA’S IRRIGATION LEADER MAGAZINE

Great to see our Chief Executive Vanessa Winning on the cover of the June issue of Irrigation Leader magazine. Irrigation Leader is an American publication that highlights the people and issues associated with irrigation in the 17 western states and provides a forum for irrigators and engineers to share solutions and technology. You can access the New Zealand-focused issue online to read the feature. View: irrigationleadermagazine.com/ volume-12-issue-6-june

NATIONAL FIELDAYS 2021

IrrigationNZ Chief Executive Vanessa Winning (centre) at Fielddays KPMG Agri-business event in June, catching up with farmer and governance expert Mavis Mullens (front right), and Minister Stuart Nash (left).