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Causal mapping of ARGOS high country farms and comparisons to sheep/beef and dairy farms
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2008-02)
The Agriculture Research Group On Sustainability (ARGOS) is investigating the social, environmental and economic consequences of different management systems in different farming sectors in New Zealand (for more information ...
Social organisation of large herd dairy farms in New Zealand
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness & Economics Research Unit., 1994-03)
This research reports the results of interviewing 29 large herd dairy farmers (over 500 cows)
in the North and South Islands of New Zealand and describes their social organisation of
production. On average the farmers were ...
Computer use and attitudes for a sample of Canterbury, New Zealand dairy farmers
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group., 2001-07)
With the objective of collecting data for assessing research hypotheses about
information management, a mail survey was carried out on Canterbury dairy farmers
between July and August of 2000. From a total of 537 questionnaires ...
Computers and information management in Canterbury dairy farming
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-07)
For providing systems to support decision making it is important to understand
how farmers collect and manage decision information. Using data from a mail survey a ""three-information-area"" and ""four-system-type"" model ...
Canterbury dairy farmers' opinions about using computerised farm information systems
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-07)
Canterbury dairy farmers' opinions about computerised systems used for managing farm information were collected through 39 stratified, randomly selected interviews. Farmers who are using software note they can save time, ...
Factors affecting Canterbury, New Zealand farmers' adoption and use of computerised information systems
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-07)
The aim of this study is to identify which factors have operated as adoption barriers to information innovations (computerised systems) in Canterbury (New Zeeland) daily farming. This study is a attempt to link the farm ...
Dairy farmers as employers in Canterbury
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2004-03)
This study establishes base data and determines the actual staff management practices followed by a sample of dairy farmers in Canterbury. A person-centred approach was followed in which respondents were simply asked what ...