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Benchmarking and management behaviours of top sheep and beef cattle farmers
(Lincoln University, 2001)
The aim of this dissertation was to gain an insight into the use of benchmarking in the current management practices of top performing sheep and beef cattle farmers in the South Island of New Zealand. The more specific ...
Organic livestock farming : main issues and management strategies implemented by farmers : case studies in Canterbury, New Zealand : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2001)
The aims of this study were to identify a) the main issues faced by some organic livestock farmers, b) the management strategies adopted by them to deal with those issues and c) the economic incentives associated with ...
Cultural values, power and development practice
(Lincoln University, 2007)
Frequently, within a development context values from a 'Western' perspective, framed within a teleological worldview, are imposed on communities. This often results in negative outcomes for the community for whom the ...
Building a brand in the rural service sector
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2007)
The rural service industry comprises of five distinct areas of service that are specifically
focused on the primary sector. These areas include suppliers, professionals, brokers,
contractors and some farm businesses. The ...
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.
Work with winners
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2004-11)
To better understand factors influencing the selection
of product and service providers by successful people
in the agribusiness sector.
What characterises successful or unsuccessful equity partnerships
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2005)
With the popularisation of equity partnerships during the last 15 years in the
dairy industry, it was decided that a review of what characterises success and
lack of success within equity partnerships would be useful. ...
New Zealand dairy industry 2001: analysis of challenges, opportunities & external factors impacting this industry
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2001)
The New Zealand Dairy Industry is a resourced based highly fragmented industry with the
distinctive competency of low cost production of milk-to-milk product.
Fonterra co-operative has been created from a merger of three ...
Maximising profitability in the NZ sheep industry
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2001)
This assignment is written from the perspective of a sheep breeder and
traces the history and the present day activities of the NZ Sheep Industry
through a practical point of view. Maximising the profitability of the ...
New entrants to the agricultural work-force: identifying the barriers
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2000)
There has been recent speculation as to the availability of employees in
Agriculture, and survey results from farmer employers confirm that the supply is,
at best, short. The overall objective of this research is identify ...