• Arthropod pest control for UK oilseed rape – comparing insecticide efficacies, side effects and alternatives 

  Zhang, H.; Breeze, T. D.; Bailey, Alison; Garthwaite, D.; Harrington, R.; Potts, S. G. (Public Library of Science, 2017-01-11)

  Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is an important combinable break crop in the UK, which is largely protected from arthropod pests by insecticidal chemicals. Despite ongoing debate regarding the use of neonicotinoids, the ...
• Prediction of wheat production using artificial neural networks and investigating indirect factors affecting it: case study in Canterbury province, New Zealand 

  Safa, Majeed; Samarasinghe, Sandhya; Nejat, M. (Tarbiat Modares University, 2015-07)

  An artificial neural network (ANN) approach was used to model the wheat production. From an extensive data collection involving 40 farms in Canterbury, New Zealand, the average wheat production was estimated at 9.9 t ha⁻¹. ...
• Multiple perceptions of reality: a new lens for examining on-farm milk quality in New Zealand 

  Cox, Robyn (Lincoln University, 2017-01-12)

  Although improvement of on-farm milk quality (OFMQ) is a goal of the New Zealand dairy industry, no New Zealand research has attempted to elicit the multiple perceptions of industry stakeholders about the pursuit of change. ...
• Farmer survey to study needs of small-herders 

  Westbrooke, Victoria; Nuthall, Peter L.

  The business plans and personal requirements of small-herd dairy farmers are to be put under the spotlight as part of a survey being organised by Lincoln University Lecturer in Agricultural Management and Agribusiness, Dr ...
• Assessment of New Zealand's forest codes of practice for erosion and sediment control 

  Pendly, M.; Bloomberg, Mark; Fairweather, J. R. (New Zealand Institute of Forestry, 2013-02)

  New Zealand's forest industry has several codes of practice available for erosion and sediment control. This article reviews conditions required for a code of practice to succeed in protecting the environment. Internal ...

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