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The dairy farmers of the Waimate West 1997
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1997)
It has been my
brief to critically analyse a sample of 70 farming operations from a total population of
approximately 300 operations. My analysis has been in the capacity of a financier and
therefore biased toward ...
Family farming without state intervention : economic factors underlying the prevalence of family farming : theoretical analysis and case study of New Zealand.
(Lincoln University. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1996-10)
Evaluating the effects of reforms to New Zealand's agricultural policy is a topic of
enduring interest, especially in recent years. This Research Report examines an
important aspect of farm structure (family and corporate ...
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 ...
The decision making of organic and conventional agricultural producers
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1996-06)
The main objective of this research was to describe and understand the decision making of organic and conventional farmers so
that we could understand why, or why not, they grew organic products. Organic production was ...
Implications of increased trends in milk production on the New Zealand dairy farmer
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1995)
Over the last 20 years some definite trends have occurred in New Zealand dairy
farming. Total milk processed has increased steadily yet simultaneously there
have been a decline in the number of dairy farms. The major ...
Some aspects of innovation & technology adoption in New Zealand agriculture
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1992)
The transfer and adoption of scientific information in New Zealand agriculture is
below optimal levels. This is particularly so in regard to genetic improvements in the
sheep industry.
The New Zealand sheep industry has ...
Expansion of a dairy unit in Northland
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1992)
The project involves a comparison of land purchase options for expansion of a Northland
Dairy Unit.
Planning for retirement and farm succession - the perspectives of New Zealand farm families
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1997)
The objectives of this project are to firstly to raise awareness of planning for retirement and farm succession. The second objective is to formulate and enunciate a consideration of the key elements of viability, ...
Unit Standards teaching and assessing in the agricultural industry
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1999)
This report is written to look at unit standards learning in Agriculture. For many years
farming has been a knowledge passed down through the generations or learnt over a period of
time through trial and error.
Not ...
The Kelloggs experience: a record of the first ten courses
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1992-11)
The Kellogg's Experience:
A Record of the first 10 courses
- an insight into the people, the leaders and scholars