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2016: who will milk the cows?
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2006)
The NZ dairy industry has successfully, in the past, provided a pathway to land ownership. This
has been mainly via the sharemilking system. The "carrot" or opportunity of land ownership has
seen the industry successfully ...
The feasibility of farm ownership in the current financial climate
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2006)
The purpose of this report was to investigate key issues surrounding land
ownership, how they are changing and what impact this has. Both rural and
residential land have been discussed because in New Zealand often ...
Zero to dairy farm ownership
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2006)
The New Zealand Dairy Industry has been the envy of the world for decades
for its ability to allow young people the opportunity to undertake a career path
which progresses to farm ownership. So much so that it is almost ...
Social objective synthesis report 2: social differentiation and choice of management system among ARGOS Farmers/Orchardists
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2009-08)
The ARGOS (Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability) project was designed to enable the interrogation of the condition of sustainability in the New Zealand agriculture sector. To account for the country’s reliance on ...
A strategic plan for the New Zealand Hereford Association
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2010)
New Zealand's sheep and beef farmers continue to struggle. With the global economic
crisis stumbling along the situation on most farms is unlikely to improve within the next
18-24 months. Farmers have slashed spending, ...
Project: research stocktake: Stage 1 Literature collection and annotation
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Department of Agricultural Management and Property Studies., 2006)
This New Zealand bibliography was compiled by researchers at Lincoln University and while
extensive does not in any way purport to be a complete set of references on New Zealand
agricultural labour issues. Lincoln ...
The interactive effects of nitrogen fertiliser and animal urine on nitrogen efficiency and losses in New Zealand dairy farming systems
(Lincoln University, 2013)
The loss of nitrogen (N) through nitrate (NO₃⁻) leaching and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from pastoral dairy systems is one of the largest challenges facing the New Zealand agricultural industry. Nitrate leaching ...
The effects of livestock grazing in a snow tussock (Chionochloa species) grassland, Mt Grand, Otago
(Lincoln University, 2003)
Uncertainty surrounds the extent to which livestock grazing drives changes in tussock grassland vegetation. The overall aim of this study is to examine the effects of livestock grazing on high altitude snow tussock grassland, ...
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 ...