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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 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 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, ...
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 ...
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 ...