This second report attempts to identify the best potential markets from the preliminary list of 80 countries presented in the first report to the New Zealand Goat Council. The criteria of market size, market growth, selling ...

This report presents an economic analysis of farm accidents in New Zealand. Presently, the social costs of farm accidents are not well understood: their monetary importance to the farmer, hence the nation,has thus far not ...

This study is a distillation of farmer opinions and practices collected on visits to 91 South Island hill and high country farmers and of the research work and theory related to the management of the tussock country and ...

The family Leguminosae is one of the largest families of flowering plants with members widely distributed throughout the world. The characteristic feature of the family is the fruit which is a pod. The family is divided ...

The biogeography of New Zealand is summarised for its influence on current landscapes and conservation needs. The classification of terrain in New Zealand is historically summarised. The present changes in land use and ...

Pasture phosphorus requirements to replace on farm losses through animals and soil were calculated for a range of soil sets, and summarised for major soil groups economic farm classes and provinces. Predicted responses ...

This report presents the results and conclusions from a consumer survey which was carried out in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch during late October and early November 1982. The survey involved interviews with the ...

The U.S.A. is an important force in world economic activity and agricultural trade. Developments in the United States impact on New Zealand farmers on both the demand and supply side. The net effect of Reaganomics depends ...

The rose-grain aphid (RGA) is an introduced pest which attacks cereals and can cause considerable loss of yield. It is a pest of some economic concern in affected grain growing areas of New Zealand. In 1985 the DSIR ...

This is the fifth major survey of New Zealand Farmer Intentions and Opinions undertaken. All were aimed at providing agricultural policy makers and those in the agri-business sector in New Zealand with better data on which ...