Giving farmers the tools and knowledge to help manage water usage.

Irrigation Insight is an MBIE-funded programme, led by NIWA and supported by industry partners and iwi.

Informing and refining irrigation decision making

The programme aims to support farmers in moving towards an irrigation approach that is both current supply and future demand driven.

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Economically sound and environmentally responsible

Achieved by reducing water and nutrient losses from the root zone and by using less water for irrigation while maintaining pasture growth.

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The Irrigation Insight Programme provides dairy farmers with the knowledge and tools to actively manage irrigation, applying precisely the water needed - when, where and how much.

About the Irrigation Insight Programme

Irrigation Insight is a five-year cross industry project that aims to examine, on working farms, the ease and effectiveness of using improved weather forecasting and drainage estimations to on-farm water management. Watch this video to find out more.