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An analysis of alternative wheat pricing schemes
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1980-09)
The aim of this study was to measure, from an economic efficiency viewpoint, the impact of making the domestic wheat pricing scheme more responsive to changes in the world wheat price. This was done by distilling information ...
The optimal use by farmers of the income equalisation scheme
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1971-12)
A progressive income tax penalises those taxpayers with a fluctuating income (for example, farmers), as compared with those on a stable income with the same average. However there are various methods of smoothing taxable ...
Studies in costs of production : town milk supply farms, 1973-74
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1976-03)
This report represents a further extension
of the activitles of the unit in cost of production studies. It is the result of a contract between the New Zealand Milk Board and the New Zealand Town Milk Producers' Federation ...
Productivity and income of New Zealand agriculture 1921-67
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1969)
This discussion paper updates the data on income and productivity for the New Zealand agricultural sector for the period 1921-1967 in the AERU research report titled: Productivity and income of New Zealand agriculture, 1921-67.
Trends in rural land prices in New Zealand 1954-1969
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1971)
This paper examines post-war trends in rural land prices. New Zealand has a freehold system of land tenure and a land registration system based on the Torrens system first used in South Australia. As a result, reliable ...
Productivity and income of New Zealand agriculture 1921-67
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1969-07)
The purpose of this research report is to bring together the complete set of data on income and productivity for the New Zealand agricultural sector for the period 1921-1967. It is anticipated that the resulting
tables ...
Tower silo farming in New Zealand. Part II : economic possibilities
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1969-09)
This is the second report that investigates into tower silo farming in New Zealand. As stressed in the first report, there is insufficient evidence from the past
operation of these farming methods in New Zealand to assess ...
Tower silos in New Zealand. Part I : a review
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1969-04)
This is the first report that seeks to describe the present usage of tower silos in this country, the main implications for management on the farms concerned, and the attitudes of the existing operators.
Information was ...
Dairying in Japan and the benefits of adopting New Zealand pasture grazing techniques
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1987-04)
This discussion paper describes the dairy farming situation, the changing domestic demand and the changes in imports of dairy products that Japan is experiencing. Some of the problems the dairy farming industry is facing ...
A postal survey of the opinions of a group of Farm Management Society members on incentives and obstacles to increasing farm output
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1976-03)
Following a postal sample survey of sheep farmer attitudes to incentives and obstacles to increasing farm output and other agricultural policy issues in November 1975 a postal survey of a group of members of the New Zealand ...