Rural change can take several different dimensions, which might include:
- land cover (e.g. grass, indigenous vegetation) - land use (e.g. livestock and/or crops) - farming practises/infrastructure: e.g. fertiliser, irrigation - farm types - employment, ownership etc. Land use can be conceptualised as being set between the ‘prior’, causal factors – environmental, economic, social, cultural etc. - shaping the rural change and also the - environmental, economic, social, cultural etc. - consequences, some of which feedback to effect rural land use. Alongside the more agricultural production land uses are a range of other rural land uses which are of growing importance and whose ‘fit’ with agricultural production varies widely: - recreation/leisure - retirement and ‘sea-change’ - rural residential/ small holdings - tourism - fishing and other resource extraction, processing etc. Land use change, its causes and its consequences operate across a range of different spatial scales, with NZ farming particularly affected by global economic forces. In this paper data is presented at national, regional (viz. Regional Council areas), Local Authority, and local (viz. area unit) levels. However, the concentration is at regional level as it is not easy to present patterns at lower spatial levels. |
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Assessment Specifications 2014
Candidates will be expected to have an understanding of:
• land use capability • viticulture • How water supply affects land use |
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GROSS MARGINS ( $/ha) Sheep $1704 Dairy $2154/ha Deer (velvet) $ 1458 (venison) $ 819 Bull beef $1014 Wheat $2555 Barley $2000 Peas $1536 Apples $26478 Grapes $4990 Gold kiwifruit $140000 Forestry $20000-$70000 |