Farm Context and Changing Practice Survey Data from New Zealand Livestock Farmers

Survey data from livestock farmers in New Zealand explores the link between farm system characteristics and perceptions of difficulty in adopting new practices. The dataset was authored by Geoff Kaine and last updated on 2026-05-28. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license and is a 19.4 KB ZIP file.

Use Cases

• Modeling adoption likelihood based on farmers' perceptions of difficulty.
• Analyzing how fine-grained farm system characteristics influence perceptions of change.
• Informing policy design by understanding feasibility concerns behind regulatory opposition.

Strengths

• Dataset is focused on a specific research question linking farm characteristics to adoption behavior.
• Data is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 19.4 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-05-28).

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Survey data from livestock farmers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 06:18:44

Geography

New Zealand