Agriculture

Manipulating Pasture

Increasing the clover content of pasture means more money in the farmers pocket? (PDF 1.2MB)

 

Reducing nitrogen losses from agriculture using nitrification

How do you measure nitrate leaching losses from a grazed pasture? (PPT 1.7MB)

 

Improving health by changing the milk

An intriguing debate over the state of the milk we drink… this topic links agriculture and  genetics and health and industry politics. 
A case study in how science works (PDF 146 KB).

 

Solving problems concerning the effects of agriculture on the land.

Information sheet (DOC 38 KB).

 

Market issues from climate change, carbon footprinting, lifestyle analysis and food

by Professor Caroline Saunders, Professor - Trade and the Environment, Director of Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU).

This is a recording of the presentation (WMV 16 MB) made to the ‘Agriculture and Horticulture Teachers Cluster Group’ held on Tues 27th July, 2010.

 

New Zealand sheep production and profitability

by Chris Logan

This is a presentation on sheep production and profitability (PDF 767 KB).


 

Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences teacher videos 

Manipulation of product to increase yield and profit in sheep using genetics


Lecture by Associate Professor Jon Hickford

 

Greenhouse gases 


Lecture by Professor Tim Clough

 

Rural Water Resource Economics


Lecture by  Ross Cullen

Page last updated on: 20/02/2012