Constraints to Farm Level Adoption of New Sustainable Technologies and Management Practices in New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture
Table of Contents
- Constraints to Farm Level Adoption of New Sustainable Technologies and Management Practices in New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture: Credits
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION
- OBJECTIVE
- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
- METHODOLOGY
- RESULTS
- Farmer Scientist Exchange Forum
Findings
- Table 2: Factors associated with sustainable farming in New Zealand that were identified through the farmer/scientist/policy-adviser exchange forum.
- Table 3: Recommended practices to achieve characteristics desired in 'sustainable' soils.
- Table 4: Ways identified by exchange forum participants to achieve desired attributes of water supplied (or available) to rural communities
- Table 5: Problems identified with achieved desired animal traits for sustainable animal production.
- Table 6: Measures suggested to maintain a healthy plant community in pastoral farming systems.
- Table 7: Priority of needs to obtain sustainability for different types of livestock production
- systems in New Zealand.
- Table 8: Key sustainability factors identified by the participants in the forum (Objective 1).
- Table 9: Technologies and management practices important for achieving the goal of sustainable farming (Objective 2).
- Table 10: Constraints to the adoption of sustainable technologies and management practices in livestock farming, identified by the participants (Objective 3).
- Table 11: Constraints and research areas identified by the Shannon and Himatangi dairy discussion groups.
- Classification of farms in New Zealand
- Farm and household characteristics
- Views of farmers on sustainability issues
- Sustainable technologies and management practices adopted by farmers
- Adoption of livestock specific practices
- Farmer Scientist Exchange Forum
Findings
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- Table 12: Distribution of pastoral farms of survey respondents (main production activity).
- Table 13: Demographic characteristics of New Zealand farmers.
- Table 14: Years of farming experience and farm household dependency of survey respondents.
- Table 15: Distribution of farm size of survey respondents.
- Table 16: Effective area of New Zealand farms.
- Table17: Livestock distribution on different types of farms
- Table18: Farm ownership structure, position of the farm operator and labour employment on properties of survey respondents.
- Table19: Farmer views on issues related to the long-term viability of farm business in 1996.
- Table 20: Farmer views on the statement "Weeds should only be controlled by biological means" by farm type.
- Table 21: Farmer views on the statement "Given time the Resource Management Act will improve the profitability of farm businesses".
- Table22: Farmer views on the statement 'All continuous running waterways (e.g. streams, rivers) should be fenced off from livestock".
- Table23: Farmer views on the statement "Farmers would support greatly restricted use of agricultural chemicals in order to enhance the clean and green image of New Zealand agriculture".
- Table 24: Farmer views on the statement "Protecting water quality is more important than using fertiliser to maintain soil fertility".
- Table 25: Farmer views on the statement "Children from farm families continue to be interested in taking up a career in farming".
- Table 26: Farmer views on the statement Reliable market information to guide long-term farm management decisions is readily available".
- Table 27: Land retirement from pastoral grazing since 1991 by survey respondents.
- Table 29: Impact of retirement of land from grazing on farm profitability since 1991.
- Table 30: Reasons for retiring land from pastoral grazing in New Zealand (1996).
- Table 31: Changes in chemical fertiliser use on survey farms for the five year period from 1991.
- Table 32: Basis for decisions on fertiliser use by survey farmers (1996).
- Table 33: Application of organic manure on survey farms.
- Table 34: Perceived impact of organic manure use on the different types of survey farms.
- Table 35: Tree planting by New Zealand pastoral farmers.
- Table 36: Soil erosion problems encountered on survey farms.
- Table 37: Steps taken by farmers to control soil erosion.
- Table38: Soil drainage and pugging damage by livestock on survey farms.
- Table 39: Weed control measures adopted by survey farmers.
- Table 40: Adoption on new pasture cultivars and area allocated for animal feed by survey farmers.
- Table 41: Method of silage storage by dairy farmers.
- Table 42: Sources of livestock drinking water on New Zealand farms.
- Table 44: Adoption of relatively new technologies on dairy farms.
- Table 45: Problems with drench resistance encountered and the adoption of improved practices on sheep farms.
- Table 46: Use of growth promotants by beef cattle farmers.
- Table 47: Practices adopted by New Zealand deer farmers.
- Table 48: Primary sources of information about new farming practices.
- Table 49: Primary sources of information about new farm equipment.
- Table 50: Farmer involvement with, and use of farm advisory and other groups.
- Table 51: Access to and utilisation of computers by survey farmers.
- Table 52: Problems perceived by survey farmers with respect to the Occupational Safety and Health Act. (The first and second comments are shown).
- Table 54: Farm financial conditions and satisfaction with current marketing arrangements experienced by the survey farmers.
- Table 55: Possible utilisation of extra income by survey farmers if their farm income improved by 10% in 1996197.
- Table 56: Expectations of farmers about their farming status in 10 years time.
- Table 57: Essential factors identified by the survey farmers for the long-term viability of farm business.
- APPENDIX 1
- APPENDIX 2
- APPENDIX 3
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