Investigating wind damage of centre pivot irrigators and farmers' reactions

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Investigating wind damage of centre pivot irrigators and farmers' reactions

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In 2013 (September and October) Canterbury, New Zealand, observed devastating gales, with highly varied wind speeds ranging around 150–250 km h⁻¹. Over 800 centre pivot irrigators were damaged in just 2 days (10 and 11 September 2013). A second windstorm occurred on 14 October 2014, which exacerbated the situation. In 2014, Lincoln University conducted a survey of the farmers in Canterbury, New Zealand, to understand and investigate the windstorm damage to centre pivot irrigators and farmers'...

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Research Paper

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Journal article

Date created

2018-07

Creator

Safa, Majeed / Birendra, KC

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/11023

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centre pivot irrigator / damage / windstorm / survey / farmer / Agricultural Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, Quality, etc.) / Agriculture, Land and Farm Management / Agriculture, land and farm management / Civil engineering

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