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Tractor replacement policies and cost minimisation
(Lincoln College. Agricultural and Economics Research Unit, 1983-11)
Calculating the most appropriate replacement policy for farm tractors
is a complex exercise made even more difficult because of inadequate
data on how resale values and repair costs vary with tractor age and
hours of ...
Cultural models of GE agriculture in the United States (Georgia) and New Zealand (Canterbury)
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2008-07)
The goal of this research was to assess why genetic engineering (GE) agricultural technology was embraced in some industrialized nations (United States) while it evokes extreme concern and aversion in others (New Zealand).
GE ...
Determinants of farmland prices in a dynamic error correction form : a New Zealand case
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 1999-07)
This paper examines the effect of real net farm residual income, inflation,
and the real interest rate on the movement of real farmland prices during 1970 to 1997 using a parsimonious error correction model. The empirical ...
Economic analysis of issues concerning organic dairy farming
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2003-05)
This report reviews organic production and consumption with particular focus on organic dairy farming in Denmark (DK) and New Zealand (NZ).
A brief introduction describes the current world wide status of organic production ...
The implications of government reform in New Zealand for the Canadian agri-food sector
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1996-06)
This is a report about the development and delivery of economic and policy analysis in the
agriculture and agri-food sector in New Zealand and how government reform has affected this
activity.
This report was prepared to ...
Proceedings of the Rural Economy and Society Section of the Sociological Association of Aotearoa (N.Z.)
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1991-04)
This Discussion Paper records the 14 papers presented in the Rural Economy and Society Section of the Sociological Association of Aotearoa (New Zealand) held at Lincoln University 7-9 December, 1990.
The papers cover ...
A forecasting model of New Zealand’s lamb exports
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness & Economics Research Unit., 1994-03)
Export markets for New Zealand lamb have changed rapidly over the past decade. Traditional markets have been in decline, while new markets, in Continental Europe, the Middle East and Asia have grown rapidly. The nature of ...
Marketing boards and anti-trust policy
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1990-03)
This Discussion Paper presents some views on the relationship between the Acts under which the producer boards operate and the Commerce Act, 1986. In particular, the discussion reviews the interpretation of the powers ...
A review of research on economic impacts of climate change
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness & Economics Research Unit, 2009-04)
This report reviews prior research on several topics associated with anthropogenic climate change resulting from concentration of CO2 and other gases in the atmosphere. It represents the first step in a project whose aim ...