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The book is a highly respected budgeting manual for farmers, growers, consultants and students.  An “essential publication”!  The 2010 edition provides costs and other data on everything fropm ‘A’ for Animal Expenses and Apicultural Product Prices, ‘B’ for Baling, and ‘C’ for Crop Costings, through to ‘V’ for Vegetable Levies, ‘W’ for Weed Control, ‘Y’ for Yard Fees and ‘Z’ for Zucchini Seed Costs.  There are numerous items under every letter of the alphabet, all grouped in logical and readily referable categories and sections.

A highly popular, ‘mini-encyclopaedia’ of farming practices, this Manual is a must have for anyone living on the land.  The 2011 edition is massive with over 1000 pages of essential information about farming in New Zealand, including Livestock Management & Nutrition; Animal Health; Pastures; Crops; Weed, Pest & Disease Control; Fertilisers; Organic Farming; Forestry & Shelter; Farm Improvements & Equipment; Climate Information; Glossary of Agricultural Terminology.

In his second book in the popular Lincoln University Monograph series: Monographs in Cool Climate Viticulture 2: Climate, Professor Jackson discusses the importance of climate in growing grapes and producing wine in cooler temperatures and ways the grower can avoid potential problems. Chapters include weather and world climates, wine styles, the use of climate knowledge in establishing a vineyard, and the possible effects of global warming on viticulture.

This book is intended for all those who are interested and involved in the principles and practices of dairy farming on grazed pasture, including farmers, farm consultants, teachers, researchers, and students of agricultural and veterinary science. It is an up-to-date discussion of feeding, breeding, reproduction, milking and husbandry of diary cattle with emphasis on the use of grazed pasture as a relatively cheap, high quality feed and on pastoral dairy systems.

New Zealand Pasture and Crop Science is the first text book to bring together in one volume the scientific information on pasture and crop production in New Zealand. With comprehensive coverage of pastures and crops it provides a general account of the effects of the environment on individual plant functions and on crop and pasture production. This book has been designed for students of agronomy, pastoral science, and land management. It is also a valuable text for farmers, growers, consultants, plant scientist, and anyone interested in sustainable agriculture.

Managing Pests and Diseases is a completely revised edition of Rob Lucas’s successful publication Whats That Pest? With over 700 high quality photographs, it provides New Zealand gardeners and horticulturalists with a simple, comprehensive, easily-used reference guide to pest control and stresses appropriate alternatives to pesticides where these are available and feasible. To develop this further he has included a new section that sets out the key principles and controls appropriate to organic growing. Managing Pests and Diseases is an essential reference book for all home gardeners, horticultural students, growers and garden centre staff.

This is a new edition of Soil Science: Sustainable Production and Environmental Protection introduces the basic soil science theory that is essential for the proper use and maintenance of this resource. The authors have provided a straight forward introduction to Soil Science that is specifically designed for New Zealand. While this book has been designed for use by students studying soil science as part of a degree and diploma courses, it will also be of use to teachers of agriculture and horticulture to scientists and consultants involved in agriculture, horticulture, and land management. Farmers, growers and anyone with an interest in the science of soil or its practical and sustainable management

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