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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Case studies on the adoption of dairy goat milking systems in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2017-11-09)
The dairy goat milking sector in New Zealand is a developing industry. It is predominantly clustered in the Waikato and consists of both indoor and outdoor systems. This dissertation investigates the key drivers, planning, ...
Te Ahuwhenua and the 'Sons' of the Soil': A history of the Maori-Farmer-of-the-Year award
(Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, 2011)
The Ahuwhenua Trophy is awarded in an annual contest for the Māori Farmer-of-the-Year and was first held in 1932. The competition was initially between small-scale family farms and continued government modernisation ...
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 ...
Dry matter production and water use of dryland cocksfoot/lupin and lucerne pastures in the third year after establishment
(Lincoln University, 2017-11-14)
Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata) is a preferred grass option for dryland pastures on high country farms in the South Island of New Zealand. However, increasing the productivity of cocksfoot based pastures with legumes is ...
Analysis of the keratin associated protein gene KRTAP6-1 in New Zealand Wiltshire sheep
(Lincoln University, 2016-11-14)
Keratin associated proteins (KAPs) and keratins (Ks) are key elements in the structure of wool fibre and determine the phenotypes seen in sheep. The abundance of the KAP gene family (KRTAP-n) varies in wool fibre. Variation ...