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Migrant dairy farm staff in Canterbury - Filipino and Chilean experiences
(Lincoln University, 2012)
Do the backgrounds and experiences of Filipino and Chilean migrants working on dairy farms in Canterbury differ?
Dairy exports are a major earner of the New Zealand economy. With the increase in the number of cows per herd ...
The influence of the black and white tide: dairy farming, landscape and community change
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In Austen, a part of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand, pastoral and arable communities have been centrally important to the rural economy, community, and landscape for multiple generations. Recently, these ...
A comparison of the economics of dairy farming between the regions: Southland, Canterbury, West Coast
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2002-11)
The objective of this project is to provide a comparison of financial performance for
owner operated dairy farms in Canterbury, Southland, and the West Coast.
A modelling study of the economic and environmental impacts of integrating forage and cash crops into a Canterbury dairy farm (LUDF)
(Lincoln University, 2015)
The New Zealand dairy industry has experienced rapid intensification during recent decades in response to increasing land values. Incorporating forage crops on the milking platform is a potential strategy to increase dry ...
A theoretical study of the environmental and economic sustainability of a dryland dairy system in Canterbury
(Lincoln University, 2015)
The New Zealand dairy Industry has had rapid expansion over the past 20 years. The intensification of farm systems and change of land use towards dairying is recognised as an important contributor to a range of environmental ...
A theoretical study of the economic and environmental impacts of incorporating housing structures into a Canterbury dairy farm (LUDF)
(Lincoln University, 2014)
In parts of New Zealand, economic drivers are causing intensification of dairying in order to maintain a competitive advantage for low-cost milk production. These practices have contributed to increased nitrate leaching, ...
Energy consumption and carbon footprints of New Zealand dairy systems: Comparison of pastoral and barn dairy farming systems : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2019)
Over the last years, New Zealand dairy farming has expanded both in dairying area and milk production and became more intensive in terms of energy inputs. The usage of higher energy inputs are responsible for significant ...
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, ...