Some aspects of the economics of nitrogen storage farming in New Zealand (1972)
Philpott, B. F., Greig, I. D., Wright, A.
In this paper we are concerned with some economic aspects of the use of artificial nitrogen fertilisers in New Zealand agriculture. With the prospect of much cheaper nitrogen fertiliser in the future...
Towards the determination of optimal systems of broiler production
Greig, I. D., Hardaker, J. B., Farrell, D. J., Cumming, R. B.
OPTIMAL FEEDING POLICIES FOR BROILER PRODUCTION: AN APPLICATION OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
Kennedy, J.O.S., Rofe, B.H., Greig, I.D., Hardaker, J.B.
The determination of an optimal feeding and selling strategy for broiler production given a space constraint is formulated as a dynamic programming problem. Production equations derived from trial...
Agricultural Research Management and the Ex Ante Evaluation of Research Proposals : A Review
A review of the ex ante evaluation of research proposals is structured in the wider context of research management. Five functions of research management are identified; initiation, evaluation,...