This research examined technology adoption behaviours of Canterbury (New Zealand) dairy farmers and the socio-demographic, farm and information seeking characteristics (ISCs) associated with adoption. Ten farm management ...

The available evidence suggests that speckled leaf blotch of wheat is increasing in severity in Canterbury. Prior to 1947 it was practically unknown in the province, but in November of that year a wheat crop at Lincoln ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships between nitrogen (N)-fixing plants, associated symbiotic bacteria and soil properties, and to evaluate the ecological role of native N-fixing plants in the ...

In a preliminary study of seasonal reproductive changes in stallions, four blood samples per week were collected on three separate days from each of four standardbred and two pony stallions for ten consecutive months. Each ...

With 58% of all water allocated for consumptive use in New Zealand, and 70% of the nation’s irrigated land, Canterbury is already critically dependent on water resource development in the form of irrigation and stock ...

Risks to operational integrity of the Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR) presented by bank erosion and extreme discharges in the Rangitata River are investigated. Specific investigations are confined to two locations within ...

A combination of variable water resources, increased consumption and lack of anticipatory water abstraction policy has contributed to an increased occurrence of water shortages in New Zealand. Scarce water resources must ...

A preliminary proposal for bi-cultural management of the eel resource of South Canterbury, intended as a basis for negotiation with Maori, is developed after review of relevant information available from within the Pakeha ...

Increasing interest in characterising carbon dynamics in the agricultural landscape has been driven by the clear need for greenhouse gas mitigation strategies in response to global climate change. However, little quantitative ...

The heavy snowfall which occurred in Canterbury and North Otago from 5 to 7 August 1973 caused widespread and costly damage to electric power and telephone lines and buildings and disrupted access. Snow, and the heavy rain ...