Peter L. Nuthall has spent many years teaching and researching aspects of farm management. In addition he has developed and managed a team involved in producing and supporting computer aided management systems used by large numbers of farmers. While most of his time has been at Lincoln University in Canterbury, New Zealand, he has also researched and/or taught at the University of Queensland, Purdue University (Indiana), the University of Kent, and the University of Edinburgh. He has also worked for the UK Meat Marketing Board while based at the University of Nottingham (Sutton Bonnington). Many institutions involved in researching and teaching farm management have been visited to gather ideas in both the developed and developing world. He also has experience of agriculture in a diverse range of situations including Russia, India, Fiji, Australia, NZ, USA and the UK. Nuthall has published widely in scientific journals throughout the world, and in monographs as well as having many research results taken up by the popular farming press.

• 1: The Human Factor I: Managerial Ability II: Decision Processes III: Skills Required IV: Biases and Stress V: Intuition and its enhancement VI: The importance of human characteristics in a range of decision topics and areas V: Objectives 2: The Core Skills I: Observation II: Anticipation III: Risk Management IV: Assessments V: Tests 3: Analysis of Farming Systems I: Decision Making II: Improved Farming Systems III: Budgeting IV: Linear and Dynamic Programming VI: Systems Simulation

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