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Pragmatism in hill pasture renovation
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1989)
Hill pasture renovation methods have been restricted in the past to surface oversowing of
unaltered, trampled or burnt pastures. Unfortunately the old pasture recovers and may
compete vigorously with the establishing new ...
Deer farming - vital for the survival of the Arrow River irrigation scheme
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1987)
The Arrow River Irrigation Scheme has been in operation since the early 1930s. Farming
systems within the scheme have been predominantly sheep with limited cereal cropping.
Irrigation has been used mainly to ensure that ...
Pricing of water for community irrigation schemes in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1987)
Social objectives and the need to increase agricultural production were the early reasons for the development of community irrigation schemes by Government in New Zealand. The economics of scheme development and operation ...
A systems approach to the economic evaluation of nitrogen fertiliser use in sheep farming enterprises
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
An optimisation model is developed to evaluate the economic use of nitrogen fertiliser in sheep farming enterprises which depend on seasonal production of grass-legume pastures as the main source of feed. Nitrogen fertiliser ...
An economic evaluation of the role of market price information in producer decision making
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1987)
Additional market information has been identified by horticultural producers as an important input into their production and marketing decisions. One source of such information is a public market information service. The ...