Adoption of stream fencing among dairy farmers in four New Zealand catchments

Environmental Management

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-209

  Bewsell, Denise ^a   Monaghan, Ross M ^b   Kaine, Geoff ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Catchment; Dairy farms; Decision making; New Zealand; Stream fencing; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; DAIRY FARMING; STREAM FENCING;

CATCHMENTS; DAIRIES; EROSION; INVENTORY CONTROL; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; WATER QUALITY;

FARM BUILDINGS;

BANK EROSION; CATCHMENT; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION MAKING; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CATTLE FARMING; DAIRY CATTLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STREAM (RIVER); WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DAIRYING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34547099831     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-006-0184-z     Document Type: Article

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