Landowners' perception of the benefits and barriers to adopting centre pivot and lateral move irrigators on dairy farms

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1433-1437

  Maskey, R ^a   Bethune, M ^a   Lawler, D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LANDOWNER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHEPPARTON; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33749589407     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05086     Document Type: Article

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