ARGOS AGRICULTURE RESEARCH GROUP ON SUSTAINABILITY
   
     
     
   
RESEARCH IN ARGOS
     
     
     
     
   
     
     
Sheep/Beef & High Country Specific
 
       
       
     
   

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Research in ARGOS

Farm Management Monitoring & Analysis

- Sheep/Beef & High Country Specific

Apart from those research focused on farm management issues in a general sense, there is one area that scientists have their particular interests in: energy.

Research Reports

11/01 Recalling management changes in the New Zealand sheep/beef and wool sectors as response to external and internal drivers:  Preliminary analysis of ARGOS retrospective interviews, by Sanne van den Dungen, Chris Rosin and Lesley Hunt, June 2011

Published Articles

Reports

Lucock D et al. (2009) Crop and livestock Gross Margins for Organic and Conventional Systems booklet. Available from http://far.org.nz/system/files/16470+FAR+gross+margins+book+-+web_1.pdf

Conference Papers

Lucock, D.(1) + Hunt, L(2) - NPR - HOW DO ORGANIC, INTEGRATED AND CONVENTIONAL SHEEP/BEEF FARMS DIFFER IN MEAT PRODUCTION? (P151-163)", 1- AgriBusiness Group, Christchurch, 2- Lincoln University, New Zealand Proceedings of the 18th International Farm Management Association Congress ‘Thriving in a global market: innovation, co-operation and leadership’, Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand. 20-25 March 2011

Energy

Research Reports

06/07 Total Energy Indicators: Benchmarking Organic, Integrated and Conventional Sheep and Beef Farms, by Andrew Barber and Dave Lucock, September 2006

Conference Papers

Norton S., Lucock D, Moller H, Manhire J. (2010) Energy return on investment for ARGOS dairy and sheep/beef farms under conventional, integrated, or organic management.  Grasslands Conference 2010

Published Articles

Newspaper Articles

Not Specified (Wednesday, 11 August 2010) Energy efficiency research springs a surprise. Country-Wide. [Online] Available from http://www.country-wide.co.nz/article/11939.html