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The effectiveness of rabbit control on selected North Canterbury farms
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1976)
This project discusses some aspects of the effectiveness of present rabbit control practices and organization. The text reviews the introduction and establishment of the rabbit in New Zealand and describes the rabbit's ...
Motivation and other factors influencing the adoption of practices by sheep farmers in Oxford County, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1982)
This study examines the relationship between-farmers' motivation, as measured by orientation to work, and their adoption of new farm practices.
Reviews of New Zealand agricultural extension research, of well-known ...
Land-use and waterway quality at Mt. Grand Station, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2018-01-30)
This research project focuses on the waterways of Mt. Grand, a South Island High Country sheep station. The station is 2136 ha of mostly mountainous terrain, running fine wool merino sheep and a small herd of beef cattle. ...
Comparison of spray dose measured on leaf surfaces with spray coverage estimated from Kromekote® paper
(New Zealand Plant Protection Society Inc, 2015)
The control of tomato potato psyllid largely depends on effective application of pesticides. This paper presents an experiment to measure deposition using leaf washing of spray containing water and rhodamine dye on a potato ...
Issues and options in high country farming: 1. Genesis of present situation
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1996)
The symposium acknowledges the significance of
the South Island high country and its pastoral use.
Interest is focused throughout the symposium on
pastoral practices, even though both the origins
and the solutions to ...
Electric fencing
(Lincoln College. Tussock Grasslands and Mountain Lands Institute., 1968)
Since 1958, when details of electrified permanent fencing tried by Massey College became known, hundreds of miles of electric subdivision fence have been erected. The key to its popularity has been the great saving in costs ...
Case studies on the adoption of dairy goat milking systems in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2017-11-09)
The dairy goat milking sector in New Zealand is a developing industry. It is predominantly clustered in the Waikato and consists of both indoor and outdoor systems. This dissertation investigates the key drivers, planning, ...
An evaluation of recent advances in the use of anhydrous and aqueous ammonia overseas and their application in New Zealand horticulture
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1968)
The object of this study is to evaluate recent advances in the use of anhydrous and aqua ammonia as nitrogenous fertilisers, with emphasis on the prospects and needs there are for their usage in New Zealand. There is at ...
Some studies on the instrumentation of a single cylinder, spark ignition engine
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1967)
A project was undertaken to study the air metering and cylinder pressure measuring components of an instrumentation system for a single cylinder spark ignition demonstration engine. The overall problem of the selection of ...
Te Ahuwhenua and the 'Sons' of the Soil': A history of the Maori-Farmer-of-the-Year award
(Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, 2011)
The Ahuwhenua Trophy is awarded in an annual contest for the Māori Farmer-of-the-Year and was first held in 1932. The competition was initially between small-scale family farms and continued government modernisation ...