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The application of cost-based value stream mapping to a container loading analysis
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Lean production emerged in the 1990’s as an academic term, with the publication of the book ‘The Machine that Changed the World’. The philosophy was born out of the Toyota Production System, with the objective to eliminate ...
Effects of United States Dairy Policy on the New Zealand Dairy Market
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1988)
This study examines the welfare effects of United States domestic dairy policy on the New Zealand and U.S. dairy markets. The theoretical framework used is a partial equilibrium single-commodity competitive trade model. ...
Investigating crop and dairy complementarities within a Canterbury farming system. Case studies from the Mid-Canterbury region, New Zealand.
(Lincoln University, 2013)
In Canterbury, the majority of dairy farmers use their land as an intensive milking platform and rely on feed and grazing from other sources for dry cows and young stock. As a result, the Canterbury cropping sector is ...
A bio-economic feasibility study of dairy sheep systems in Canterbury
(Lincoln University, 2014)
This research study outlines the investigative process to determine relevant factors initiating a change from conventional sheep farms to sheep dairy farms on the Canterbury plains and the potential of a sheep milking ...
Calving: getting results without inducing
(Lincoln University. Department of Agricultural Management and Property Studies, 2006)
Farmers are having more difficulty getting cows back in calf than they were 20 years ago so empty rates have increased. Compact calving is an issue with inductions becoming a standard management technique to help deal with ...
Innovation uncertainty impacts the adoption of smarter farming approaches
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-03-20)
There are increasing opportunities to use smart farming technologies for improved management of farming systems. However, there is limited understanding of how the potential can be translated into effective use in the ...
The dairy farming population and migrations
(New Zealand Institute of Primary Industry Management, 2005-03)
This is the third in a series of articles looking at employment issues in the New Zealand dairy farming industry. The first in the series was an initial enquiry to gauge the extent of migration as a component of the dairy ...
New Zealand's dairy opportunities in China
(NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management (NZIPIM) Inc, 2013-09)
Increasing demand from China for internationally sourced milk powder has, in recent years, been underpinning prices for New Zealand dairy products. China is now by far the most important destination for these products. ...
New Zealand agricultural employment relations, migration, and 'pledge washing': The new recipe for the 21st century
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, 2017-06)
This Working Paper continues a series of articles published in Sociologia Ruralis in 1987, 1995, and 2007 reviewing the evolution of rural employment relations in New Zealand. It analyses research driven changes to public ...
Are New Zealand sheep and beef farmers a dying breed? Perspectives of New Zealand agricultural students.
(2011-06)
The New Zealand sheep & beef stock numbers have declined since the removal of government subsidies in the 1980’s.
Recently there has been considerable media comment on the fortunes of the industry, to the extent that a ...