Stream 4: Social context

Is there a role for extension in regulatory change? A channel automation case study
Author: Lisa Cowan, Helen Murdoch, Chris Linehan and Geoff Kaine

Traditional masculinities: Obstacles in the turn towards sustainable farming practices.
Author: Ian Coldwell

Social research helps target audiences to increase adoption of precision viticulture
Author: Vanessa Hood¹ and Megan Hill²

Framing participatory inquiry in terms of ‘reflexivity’
Author: William Adlong

Identifying change management triggers
Author: Pamela I’Anson¹, Patrick Page², James Fisher³ and Linda Leonard⁴

Adoption of environmental best practice amongst dairy farmers
Author: Denise Bewsell¹ and Geoff Kaine²

Examples of extension and policy strategies developed using theories of human behaviour and social marketing
Author: Terry Parminter¹, Colin Waters² and Claire Mortimer³

Change wizards cooking with sugar
Author: Terry Reid

Understanding adoption of precision agriculture technologies
Author: C. Ambrosio, C. Linehan and G. Kaine.

Using market research to advance rural industry research and development
Author: Jonathan Jenkin and George Katos

Understanding barriers to adoption of improved land use practices by deer farmers
Author: Tracy Payne and Denise Bewsell

Pinpointing the role of communication – the case of customs brokers in New Zealand
Author: Denise Bewsell and Tracy Payne

Human resource implications of selected intensification strategies in four pastoral sectors
Author: Bruce Small¹, Warwick Waters¹, Andrea Murphy-McIntosh¹ and Ian Tarbotton²