Open AccessPastoral farming and the science interface - a farmer's view
Author(s) -
D. G. Pearce
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of new zealand grasslands
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2463-2880
pISSN - 2463-2872
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.2017.79.553
Subject(s) - swift , agriculture , race (biology) , service (business) , business , interface (matter) , agricultural science , agroforestry , marketing , geography , sociology , computer science , environmental science , archaeology , gender studies , capillary number , capillary action , meteorology , programming language
Farmers are deluged with information on commercially valuable or politically topical issues. Information that is not politically or commercially driven may still be vitally important to a pastoral farming business and farmers need to consciously try and fill the gaps. This quote from Johnathon Swift seems appropriate: "That whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together."