Irricon Resource Solutions

23/08/2026

Winter wrapped!❄️☀️🌷

19/08/2026

Feels like spring! 🌷

14/08/2026

Neal Wallace from Farmers Weekly NZ recently highlighted the growing number of younger farmers looking at farm ownership, alongside an estimated $150b intergenerational transfer of rural wealth expected over the next decade.

It’s another reminder about the importance of being proactive about succession.

Understanding your property’s environmental and regulatory position early can help you identify anything that could affect its future value, financing, ownership structure or options for the next generation.

That’s where a Strategic Property Review can help.

Ideally completed well in advance of major property decisions, it gives you time to understand any compliance gaps, future risks or opportunities. You can then work through them without any extra pressure.

If succession is somewhere on the horizon, getting a clear picture of the property itself is a useful place to start.

Larger numbers of young farmers are following their commercial instincts into farm ownership, writes Neal Wallace.

12/08/2026

Big changes are coming for resource management and local government, with potential implications for farmers and rural communities.

The Irricon team attended an Institute of Rural Professionals networking breakfast this morning to hear from Timaru District Mayor Nigel Bowen and Councillor Michelle Pye about the proposed reforms, likely timeframes and what the changes could mean on the ground.

There is still plenty of detail to work through, but staying close to these conversations helps us keep our clients informed and support them as the new rules take shape.

06/08/2026

Getting a farm ready for sale involves more than presenting the property well.

Buyers, banks and advisers increasingly expect clear information about consents, water use, nutrient management, effluent systems, irrigation infrastructure and future compliance risks.

Thanks to the Otago Daily Times for sharing Keri and Sarah’s practical advice on what vendors should have ready before taking a property to market.

Read the full ODT story here 👉 https://bit.ly/4wHQNzH

31/07/2026

Selling your farm this Spring?🌷

There is a lot to organise, and the environmental and compliance information buyers and their advisors may ask for can easily become another job on the list.

We’ve shared some practical advice on how to get your farm market-ready in our latest blog 👉https://bit.ly/4wwY2Kx

Our Report for Market service also brings the key information together in one clear, practical report. It helps you present your property confidently, answer questions early and reduce the chance of surprises holding things up later.

Learn more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4b8S6ig

28/07/2026

We have been fielding a number of questions from farmers and landowners about Environment Canterbury’s proposed Plan Change 8 and what it could mean in practice.

One of the key issues it seeks to address is how water can be used under an existing consent. For example, a consent may allow water to be used for irrigation, but not for other farm-related purposes such as dairy shed water, stock water or washing solar panels.

Following recent court findings, there has been no clear pathway to change the purpose of use without applying for a new consent, even when no additional water is being taken. This has been particularly difficult in fully or over-allocated catchments.

Plan Change 8 proposes a pathway for some existing water permits to be replaced with a new consent covering a different use. It also includes proposed changes relating to groundwater interception for community infrastructure and making constructed wetlands easier to establish.

The plan change is deliberately targeted and is not a full review of the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan.

Submissions can support the proposed changes, oppose them, or support them while suggesting amendments. Whatever your view, making a submission is an opportunity to explain how the proposed rules could work in practice and what they may mean for your property or farming operation.

Submissions close 4 August 2026. A one-page submission is enough. If you’d like a hand working out what PC8 means for your consents or lodging a submission, please get in touch.

Find out more, including how to make a submission 👉 https://bit.ly/4vPfxV9

27/07/2026

El Niño has been declared, and for Canterbury and Otago farmers and growers, now is the time to start thinking ahead about irrigation.

Do you understand your consent limits? Are your irrigators applying water evenly? And are your soil moisture probes set up to help you make good decisions when every millimetre counts?

In our latest blog, Sarah and Jane share practical checks to help you prepare for the season ahead.

Read the full blog here 👉 https://bit.ly/4pEfQRk

24/07/2026

Buying, selling, refinancing or planning for succession?

There can be a lot to get your head around, especially when it comes to environmental and compliance information.

That’s why we’ve brought everything together in one place on our website. 👍

Irricon’s Property Suite is designed to help you understand what matters at each stage of your journey, so you can move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Take a look here 👉 https://bit.ly/4b8S6ig