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Project: research stocktake: Stage 1 Literature collection and annotation
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Department of Agricultural Management and Property Studies., 2006)
This New Zealand bibliography was compiled by researchers at Lincoln University and while
extensive does not in any way purport to be a complete set of references on New Zealand
agricultural labour issues. Lincoln ...
Farmers' attitudes toward the farm advisory service : a study in Cheviot County, North Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1981)
A study of a probability sample of 65 sheep farmers in Cheviot County, New Zealand, was undertaken mainly to secure information regarding attitudes of farmers toward the extension service of the Ministry of Agriculture and ...
Motivation and other factors influencing the adoption of practices by sheep farmers in Oxford County, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1982)
This study examines the relationship between-farmers' motivation, as measured by orientation to work, and their adoption of new farm practices.
Reviews of New Zealand agricultural extension research, of well-known ...
Fertilizers in New Zealand, 1867-1929
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1929)
In 1869, New Zealand use 216 tons of imported fertilizers in addition to a very small amount of local bonedust. Sixty years later, the imports amounted to 324,145 tons, while local production was in the neighbourhood of ...
Integration of crop and dairy farms
(New Zealand Institute of Primary Industry Management (NZIPIM), 2014-06)
In this article we report on case study investigations in 2012 of seven farm businesses in mid-Canterbury. These are part of a further evolution within some of the region’s dairy industry towards the integration of crop ...
An economic evaluation of the Rakaia fishery as a recreation resource
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1974)
Cost benefit analysis is a tool for determining a project's economic worth to society. It implies the enumeration and evaluation of all the relevant costs and benefits associated with a project. At present irrigation ...
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 ...
A farm-level model to evaluate the impacts of current energy policy options
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1982-07)
The study on which this report is based forms
part of a research programme at Lincoln College aimed
at understanding the likely effects of energy shortages
and energy price rises on the New Zealand economy and
on the ...
The impact of the Lincoln University dairy farm and the South Island Dairying Development Centre on Canterbury and North Otago farmers
(South Island Dairying Development Centre (SIDDC), 2009)
In June of 2008, a postal survey was conducted of dairy farmers in the LUDF catchment area of Canterbury and North Otago. The objective of the survey was to determine the demographics of farmers in the area and to gauge ...
Adoption of automatic milking technologies: case studies of New Zealand automatic milking systems
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) represent a revolutionary innovation in dairy farming, which not only replaces the physical labour required to harvest milk, but also influences the entire farm system. This dissertation ...