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Economic aspects of stone fruit marketing in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1972)
New Zealand stone fruit constitutes a multi-million dollar industry. Possibly because the industry exports very little in either value or quantity terms little work has been completed in this industry. Little is known, ...
A systems approach to the economic evaluation of nitrogen fertiliser use in sheep farming enterprises
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
An optimisation model is developed to evaluate the economic use of nitrogen fertiliser in sheep farming enterprises which depend on seasonal production of grass-legume pastures as the main source of feed. Nitrogen fertiliser ...
High-country fencing
(Lincoln College. Tussock Grasslands and Mountain Lands Institute., 1962)
Fencing is now recognised as a major aid towards improved management of runs. With costs of both materials and labour high and rising, it is essential that all fences erected be well planned, and well constructed of the ...
An economic survey of New Zealand wheatgrowers : survey no. 2
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1978-10)
This Report is the second in an annual series of economic
surveys of New Zealand wheatgrowing farms. These surveys have been undertaken by the Agricultural Economics Research Unit
at Lincoln College on behalf of Wheat ...
National wheatgrowers’ survey, no. 1 1976-77
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1977-12)
The National Wheat Growers' Survey was initiated
in 1976 to provide continuing information on the costs
and returns from wheat growing, and generally on the
production patterns on farms where wheat is grown.
The Survey ...
Recommendations for the future use of the Waimakariri catchment
(Lincoln College. Tussock Grasslands and Mountain Lands Institute., 1967)
This report has been prepared by the staff of the Institute because of the vital importance of the Waimakariri Catchment. It attempts to collect under one cover all the relevant information from known sources and to make ...
Programming a Canterbury mixed farm: analysis of alternative cropping and livestock systems on a Canterbury Plains’ arable farm
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1964-08)
This paper presents the results of using linear programming to analyse the outcome of alternative cropping and livestock systems
on the Lincoln College mixed cropping unit.
It does not give a detailed description of
the ...
Marketing boards and anti-trust policy
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1990-03)
This Discussion Paper presents some views on the relationship between the Acts under which the producer boards operate and the Commerce Act, 1986. In particular, the discussion reviews the interpretation of the powers ...
Profitability of irrigation in Mid Canterbury
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1964-08)
In the drier areas of New Zealand irrigation is one possible method of securing the increased volume of farm production which the country reguires, but irrigation is costly. From the national viewpoint, it will only be ...
Economic aspects of urban development : with special reference to the conversion of land from agricultural to urban use
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1966)
This thesis sets out to explore some economic aspects of the changes in land use which are the result of cities spreading on to, and taking over, land formerly in some agricultural use. The exploration is mainly verbal, ...