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A new pest management research facility: Scion’s large-scale precision track sprayer
(New Zealand Plant Protection Society (Inc), 2014)
A new large scale precision track sprayer has been developed and evaluated for spray deposition and pesticide application research under controlled conditions. The spray room is fitted with a 4 m wide electrically driven ...
Drift reducing potential of low drift nozzles with the use of spray-hoods
(The New Zealand Plant Protection Society Inc., 2014)
A field study was conducted in November 2013 to assess the drift reduction potential of a three headed spray-hood unit with either DG95-02 or DG95-015 low-drift nozzles used with the hoods either on or off (DG nozzles ...
The fate of nitrogen in an animal urine patch as affected by urine nitrogen loading rate and the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide
(Lincoln University, 2014)
The animal urine patch is the main source of nitrogen (N) loss from agricultural grazed pasture systems. Losses include emissions of nitrous oxide (N₂O), a potent greenhouse gas, and leaching of nitrate (NO3-) into ...
The effect of pre-mowing pasture on milk, pasture, and nitrogen partitioning of dairy cows in the autumn
(Lincoln University, 2014)
The effect of pre mowing on pastures of high or low mass was investigated to determine whether herbage quality, intake, milk yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of dairy cows could be increased. The experiment was ...
Nitrogen isotopic fractionation and nitrogen use efficiency in beef and dairy cattle
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Future rises in world population, increased demand for food production and greater concern for environmental emissions means that new strategies are required for sustainable growth of ruminant industries. Improvement of ...
Effect of supplementation and grazing residual on dairy cow production
(Lincoln University, 2014)
With the desire to increase milk production continuing the industry is developing ways to increase
production without increasing costs. Two strategies to increase production are manipulating grazing residual to increase ...
A bio-economic feasibility study of dairy sheep systems in Canterbury
(Lincoln University, 2014)
This research study outlines the investigative process to determine relevant factors initiating a change from conventional sheep farms to sheep dairy farms on the Canterbury plains and the potential of a sheep milking ...
A comparison of microbial protein supply of steers grazing ad libitum ryegrass or fodder beet
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Microbial protein synthesis of steers of mean starting liveweight 286kg was established on a control diet of ad libitum winter grass and a treatment diet of ad libitum fodder beet with 1kg DM of lucerne silage as a fibre ...
The role of lamb producer groups in the New Zealand industry
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2014)
This report was undertaken to provide a greater understanding of the positive role lamb producer groups have in the New Zealand sheep meat industry, due to the repeated negative comments about the industry and its performance ...
The Kellogg journey
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2014)
The New Zealand Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme (KRLP) is a highly respected industry leadership programme which develops emerging agribusiness leaders to help shape the future of New Zealand’s primary industry.
The purpose ...