The Growth of Pastoralism in Southland, New Zealand

Critchfield, J. Howard. 1954. “The Growth of Pastoralism in Southland, New Zealand.” Economic Geography. Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 283-300. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.     Abstract           Southland, New Zealand, is the southernmost region of intensive commercial agriculture in the world. The distinctiveness and unity of the region arise largely from the nature…

Native and exotic woody vegetation communities in domestic gardens in relation to social and environmental factors

Van Heezik, Yolanda M, Clare Freeman, Stephan Porter, and Katherine J. M. Dickinson. 2014. “Native and exotic woody vegetation communities in domestic gardens in relation to social and environmental factors.” Ecology and Society. Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 1-14. Wolfville, Canada: Resilience Alliance Inc.     Abstract:           Vegetation in private gardens contributes significantly to plant species richness…

Information Exchange and the Making of the Colonial Farm: Agricultural Periodicals in Late Nineteenth-Century New Zealand

Wood, Vaughan, and Eric Pawson. 2008. “Information Exchange and the Making of the Colonial Farm: Agricultural Periodicals in Late Nineteenth-Century New Zealand.”Agricultural History. Vol. 82, No. 3, pp. 337-365. Georgia, United States: Agricultural History Society.   Abstract           In the mid to late nineteenth century, the agricultural periodical emerged as a major new medium for circulating…

Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics

C. Jaeger, and Tábara J. 2012. “Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics”. Journal of Economic Literature. Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 290-298. Pittsburgh, United States: American Economic Association.   Abstract:           Twelve papers, based on presentations given on a conference organized by the European Union Directorate – General for research…

“Poorly Co-Ordinated Structures for Public Science That Failed Us in the Past”? Applying Science to Agriculture: A New Zealand Case Study

Clayton, Neil. 2008. “Poorly Co-Ordinated Structures for Public Science That Failed Us in the Past? Applying Science to Agriculture: A New Zealand Case Study.” Agricultural History, Vol. 82, No. 4, pp.  445-467.   Abstract:           This paper examines the effectiveness of applied science in a case study of two aspects of livestock and…