个人简历

I have a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and a PhD in Plant Science (pasture ecology) from Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. On completion of my PhD I began work as a farm systems scientist for Dexcel (formerly the Dairying Research Corporation), which is the leading dairy research institute in New Zealand. During my time there I developed an interest in environmentally sustainable dairy farming systems, including organic dairy production. Due to the limited organic milk production in New Zealand at the time, I took a year out from Dexcel to participate in a research project at the Institute of Rural Sciences (now part of IBERS Aberystwyth) on organic milk production systems. The work involved investigating and comparing different types of organic dairy farm systems using computer simulation modelling. I found I quite liked Wales and Aberystwyth and am still here many years later! I recently married a Welshman and we have had our first child Megan.

近期论文

Mandolesi, S., Nicholas-Davies, P., Naspetti, S., Zanoli, R. 2015. Identifying viewpoints on innovation in low-input and organic dairy supply chains: A Q-methodological study. Food Policy 54 pp. 25-34. Other
Moraine, M., Duru, M., Nicholas, P., Leterme, P., Therond, O. 2014. Farming system design for innovative crop-livestock integration in Europe. Animal 8 (8) pp. 1204-1217. Cadair
Nicholas-Davies, P., Zanoli, R., Mandolesi, S., Naspetti, S. 2014. Innovations in low input and organic dairy supply chains—What is acceptable in Europe? Journal of Dairy Science 97 pp. 1157-1167.
Ivemeyer, S., Smolders, G., Brinkmann, J., Gratzer, E., Hansen, B., Henriksen, B.I.F., Huber, J., Leeb, C., March, S., Mejdell, C., Nicholas, P., Roderick, S., Stoger, E., Vaarst, M., Whistance, L.K., Winckler, C., Walkenhorst, M. 2012. Impact of animal health and welfare planning on medicine use, herd health and production in European organic dairy farms. Livestock Science 145 (1-3) pp. 63-72.
Arndorfer, M., Bogers, M., Bunce, R.G.H., Bailey, D., -P, C.J., Choisis, N., Cuming, D., Ehrmann, O., Fjellstad, W., Franck, T., Fraser, M.D., Friedel, J., Geijzendorffer, I., Gomiero, T., Jongman, R., Kainz, M., Kölliker, R., Last, L., Lüscher, G., Moreno, G., Nicholas, P., Paoletti, M.G., Papaja-Hülsbergen, S., Pelosi, C., Pointereau, P., Sarthou, J.-., Schneider, M., Siebrecht, N., Targetti, S., Viaggi, D., Wilkes, J., Wolfrum, S.Dennis, P., Herzog, F., Jeanneret, P. 2010. BIOBIO: Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-input farming systems. Work Package 2. Selection and field validation of candidate biodiversity indicators, including field manual. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Other
Cho, Y.S., Lee, J.W., Kim, D.H., Seo, G.S., Nicholas, P. 2010. Challenges of Korean organic rice farming - practice, economic performance and implications from the case study of Jeonnam province. Proceedings of the Korean Society of Organic Agriculture Conference, Korea, , 11/12/2009 - 11/12/2009. Other
Moakes, S.R., Nicholas, P. 2010. D7.2: Results of FADN Data Analysis and Typical Farm Models from the Participating Countries. Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University Cadair
Cho, Y.-.S., Nicholas, P., Padel, S., Lampkin, N. 2010. Stockless organic farming in the UK - lessons to be learned for Korea. International conference on Organic Agriculture in Scope of Environmental Problems, Famagusta, Cyprus, 03/02/2010 - 07/02/2010.