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Effect of grass species and sowing methods on Pyronota species (P. setosa and P. festiva: Scarabaeidae) in a traditional farm system
(Lincoln University, 2016-07-11)
Manuka beetles (Pyronota festiva and P. setosa) have become a serious and persistent pest on developed land on the West Coast of New Zealand. The broad spectrum insecticide diazinon has failed to adequately control this ...
What’s wrong with the 50/50 sharemilking contract!:' the decline of the herd owning sharemilker'
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2013)
Something seems wrong with the 50/50 contract because it is in decline.
Sharemilking in New Zealand has been the main stepping stone up the Dairy Industry career
pathway into farm ownership since the early 1900s. It has ...
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 ...
Resilience in retrospective: analysis of response to shocks and stress in the New Zealand kiwifruit and sheep and beef sectors
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2012)
Sustainability forms a key concept within the Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS)
project. Since the project was initiated in 2004, however, sustainability has been exposed to
increasing scrutiny as an ...
Livestock and pasture production from dryland lucerne and two lucerne/grass mixtures over four years in Canterbury
(Lincoln University, 2017)
The productivity of a lucerne monoculture, lucerne/brome and lucerne/cocksfoot binary mixtures grown on shallow soils at Ashley Dene, Canterbury, were compared under grazing over four years. Pastures were grazed with ...
Rural livelihoods and constraints to commercial farming in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
(Lincoln University, 2018)
Myanmar is a country in rapid economic and political transition, with opportunities emerging for its smallholders to benefit from current economic growth. However many smallholders are trapped in semi-subsistence agriculture, ...
Factors influencing agro-environmental regulatory compliance behaviour on Canterbury dairy farms
(Lincoln University, 2016-12-02)
The Canterbury dairy industry has grown significantly in the past several decades in both the number of cows being milked and effective farming area. The industry has seen substantial growth in farm size, productivity and ...
Phosphorus legacy: role of long-term soil phosphorus accumulation in the sustainable management of intensive agroecosystems
(Lincoln University, 2017-08-02)
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for all organisms. Phosphate rock is primarily utilised for the manufacture of P fertilisers, and is a finite resource. Most agricultural lands worldwide present low levels of available ...
Farm succession and equity growth: an alternative
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2013)
Succession is a growing issue facing New Zealand land owners. Those wanting to own their own business are finding the road is getting longer. New ideas and groups are emerging to help facilitate these problems. This report ...
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 ...