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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. ...
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, ...
Rewarding responsible innovation when consumers are distant from producers: Evidence from New Zealand
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018)
The concept of ‘responsible innovation’ is the subject of an expanding literature. As Vincent Blok and colleagues have recently analysed, practical issues undermine the adoption of responsible innovation in industry. These ...
Draft animals, farm machines and sustainable agricultural production: Insight from China
(MDPI, 2018-08-24)
Although draft animals have been playing an essential role in agricultural production worldwide, in recent decades there has been a trend towards replacing draft animals with farm machines. In the areas facing labour ...
Brief Communication: Re-designing New Zealand’s productivist livestock production systems: Current strategies and next steps
(New Zealand Society of Animal Production (Inc), 2018)
Intensive, monotonous and specialized pastoral livestock production systems (productivist systems) are under significant pressure to reduce environmental impacts, increase biodiversity, animal welfare, and resilience. ...
Pastoral farming on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
(Institute of Agricultural Management and the International Farm Management Association, 2018-01-01)
We report on pastoral farming systems in Henan County (altitude 3600 metres) within the Sanjiangyuan (Three-River Headwaters) Region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Our information comes from in-depth interviews of 16 pastoral ...
Fertiliser-coating technology to improve the efficiency of copper uptake in pastures
(Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, 2018)
Current practice for trace element (TE) application is to admix granular trace elements in with macro-elemental fertilisers. Although the correct rate of trace elements per hectare can be applied, the distribution of the ...
Plantain silage quality under variable management practices
(New Zealand Grassland Association, 2018-11-17)
Two studies investigated the effect of regrowth and additives on preservation and quality of plantain ensiled in spring using a micro-silage technique. Study 1 compared the effect of regrowth at four (4L), five (5L) or six ...
Improving market success of animal welfare programs through key stakeholder involvement: Heading towards responsible innovation?
(Wageningen Academic Publishers on behalf of International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, 2018-04-06)
Despite frequent public criticism of modern husbandry practices, many animal welfare programs lack acceptance among both farmers and consumers. We contend that this lock-in originates from a lack of market orientation and ...
The potential of culinary vegetable oils as herbicides in organic farming: The effect of oil type and repeated applications on plant growth
(Springer Verlag, 2018-03-10)
This study tested the herbicidal effects of raw and processed culinary oils (rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, flax/linseed oils) on nine plant species (poppy, white clover, alyssum, lupin, buckwheat, mustard, oats, ...