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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 ...
Smallholders in Canterbury : characteristics, motivations, land use and intentions to move
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2000-09)
The AERU published its first report on smallholdings in Canterbury in 1993. The present report extends that research by using a random sample survey and thereby updates our understanding of this very important phenomenon. ...
Key elements of success and failure in the NZ venison industry
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2008-08)
This study explores the nature and performance of the New Zealand venison industry from 1980 to 2007. A number of critical success factors that have enabled the venison industry to develop were identified. These include: ...
Papers presented at the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) eleventh Annual Conference : Tahuna Conference Centre, Nelson, August 2005
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2005-08)
The main themes for this Conference are: Agriculture, Agribusiness, Natural Resources and the Environment. This discussion paper includes the full text of the following papers: D Bewell, G Kaine, Adoption of environmental ...
An expert system for surplus feed allocation
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness & Economics Research Unit, 1994-05)
"The animal grazing industry is a major sector of New Zealand's economy. Managers
controlling the utilisation of the nation's massive pasture production tend to make utilisation
decisions using experience and intuition in ...
Papers presented at the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) Fifth Annual Conference : "Public - v - private interests : the role of the state in agriculture" : incorporating the 23rd Annual Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) : Blenheim Country Lodge, July 1998
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1998-07)
The fifth annual conference of the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society covers the policy and legislation changes relative to agriculture and resource use, as well as the impact of broader policy changes. ...
Papers presented at the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) Fourth Annual Conference : "managing change in a dynamic environment" : incorporating the 22nd Annual Conference of the NZ Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) : Blenheim Country Lodge, July 1997
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1997-07)
The main themes for this Conference are: 1. Rural Communities, Science and Research Policy, Consumer Demand, Agricultural Sector Imports and Modelling 2. Resources 3. Farm Management.
This discussion paper includes the ...
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 ...
Do our experts hold the key to improved farm management?
(Lincoln College, 1989)
Some farmers, and consultants, are better at their job than their colleagues. A branch of artificial intelligence known as expert systems attempts to capture this difference (their expertise) in computer based systems and ...
New Zealand farmer and grower attitude and opinion survey : analysis by sector and management system
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2007-10)
The core of the ARGOS research design is a longitudinal panel study. Panels of 12 farms were selected to represent conventional, integrated and organic management for the sheep/beef sector, Kiwigreen, gold and organic ...