East Coast North Island Sustainability Issues
Table of Contents
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- 2.0 SUMMARY
- 3.0 CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION
- 4.0 METHODOLOGY
- 5.0 PROFILE OF FARMS AND SURVEY RESPONDENTS
- Introduction
- 5.1 Section A Personal and Farm Details
- 5.1.1 A1. "What is the area of your farm ?" , 5.1.2 A2. "What farming activities have you got, 5.1.3 A4. "Are you involved in any off farm enterprises or employment ?", 5.1.4 A5. "How do you define your ethnic origin ?", 5.1.5 A6. "What stock do you farm ?", 5.1.6 A7. "How long has this property been in your family ?", 5.1.7 A8. "At the end of your farming career, what is your future ownership intention?", 5.1.8 A9. "Which age group do you fall into ?", 5.1.9 A10. "What is your role as decision maker ?", 5.1.10 A12. Describe your land type. Indicate percentage of each.
- 5.2 Section G. Erosion
- 6.0 INITIAL THOUGHTS
- 6.1 Section B
- 6.1.1 B1. " What issues threaten your continued well being and the quality of life for you and your family?", 6.1.2 B2. "What issues threaten your land’s continued well being and the quality of your farming?", 6.1.3 B.3 "What does well being mean to you?", 6.1.4 B.4 "Please describe what sustainability means to you?", 6.1.5 B.5 "What four qualities do you value the most in life?", 6.1.6 B.6 Please rank the importance of the following forms of sustainability.
- 6.1 Section B
- 7.0 COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
- 7.1 Section D
- 7.1.1. D.1 "What factors concern you about your local community ?", 7.1.2 D.2 "How do you feel about the quality of life in your community compares to the average New Zealander?", 7.1.4 D.4 "What needs to be done to improve the quality of life in the local community?", 7.1.5 D.5 Change in Factors that apply to your community in the last 10 years ?
- 7.2 Section J
- 7.2.1 J.1 "What involvement have you had with the various community based groups?", 7.2.2 J.2 The financial well being of farmers and changing land use have had or will have an effect on rural communities, (between 1991 and 1996, and 1996 and 2001)., 7.2.3 J.3 "Did you or your spouse/partner have off farm employment ?"
- 7.1 Section D
- 8.0 PHYSICAL SUSTAINABILITY
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Section E
- 8.3 Section F Weeds
- 8.4 Section G Erosion
- 8.4.1 G3 "How does erosion compare on the farm now compared to 1991?", 8.4.2 G4 "How concerned are you about the effects of erosion on your farm?", 8.4.3 G5 "What action have/will you take to manage any erosion problem you may have?", 8.4.4 G6 "How well do you understand the Resource Management Act and how it applies to your farm?", 8.4.5 G7 "How do you feel the Gisborne District Council’s implementation of the Resource Management Act will influence your farm in the future?" , 8.4.6 G8 "Where do you feel the responsibility lies for controlling soil erosion?"
- 8.5 Section H Chemical Residues
- 8.5.1 H1 "Please indicate when you may have or intend using HGP", 8.5.2 H2 "Why did you use or not use a HGP?", 8.5.3 H3 "With regard to faecal egg counting, what is your primary reason for doing this?", 8.5.4 H4 "Many farms have shower dips which were installed some time ago. Where do you empty your dip sump now, and where do you intend emptying it in five years time?", 8.5.5 H5 "What primary product do or will you use to control flystrike?", 8.5.6 H6 "How do you dispose of farm chemical containers and old or out of date chemicals?", 8.5.7 H.7 "Do you soil test before deciding on your fertiliser programme?"
- 8.6 Section I Management Technologies
- 8.6.1 I1 "Indicate whether or not you have/will use any of the technologies listed below.", 8.6.2 I2 "What is/will be your lamb drenching frequency over summer and autumn?", 8.6.3 I3 "Fertiliser is a major investment for most farmers.Compared with the present situation indicate what has or what you expect will happen for each of the following?", 8.6.3.1 I4 "Assume similar farm income levels as at present times. Please indicate your intended fertiliser applications in 2001."
- 9.0 WHAT IS FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
- 9.1 Section C
- 9.1.1 C1 What does financial sustainability mean to you?, 9.1.2 C2 If you had 25% more income how would you use the money?, 9.1.3 C4 Please indicate the level of Gross Income currently being achieved, 9.1.4 C5 If your management changed to achieve 100% of potential Gross Income, would this damage your farm or water run-off?, 9.1.5 C6 How would you rank the financial viability of your farm?
- 9.1 Section C
- 10.0 FUTURE STEPS
- 10.1 Section K
- 10.1.1 K1 What do you feel is the best way to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable farming practices?, 10.1.2 K2 The Resource Management Act also encourages more sustainable use of our land. What is the best way to encourage you to implement more sustainable management practices?, 10.1.3 K3 Which of the following education initiatives are you likely to attend/watch/read?, 10.1.4 K4 Where do you feel you obtained your clean and green environmental ideas from?, 10.1.5 K5 With regard to sustainability concerns and methods of correction, please indicate which of the following comments are closest to being correct, 10.1.6 K6 Describe the most sustainable farming initiative you have implemented or managed in the last three years, 10.1.7 K7 The Resource Management Act encourages more sensible chemical use in our communities and on our land. What would be the best way to encourage you to use chemicals in a more sensible and sustainable manner?, 10.1.8 K8 Have you significantly (consciously) reduced chemical usage?
- 10.1 Section K
- FARM BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SURVEY
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