http://www.fwi.co.uken-gbSat, 20 Mar 2010 16:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120430/farmer-focus-arable-blackgrass-levels-are-low-for-richard-cobbald.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120430/farmer-focus-arable-blackgrass-levels-are-low-for-richard-cobbald.htmlFinally the weather has come good and a mild, dry spell has descended over our small part of Cambridgeshire. The whole complexion of the countryside has started to change and the murky colours of winter are quickly being replaced by lush green growth. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120421/farmer-focus-livestock-spring-is-yet-to-arrive-for-adrian-harrison.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120421/farmer-focus-livestock-spring-is-yet-to-arrive-for-adrian-harrison.htmlAs I write, the signs of spring are still not obvious and the Dale is looking dull. The landscape is looking uneven as there are periodic brown mounds dotted all over.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:21:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120422/farmer-focus-livestock-slow-grass-growth-keeps-cows-in-for-julian-ellis.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120422/farmer-focus-livestock-slow-grass-growth-keeps-cows-in-for-julian-ellis.htmlFinally the mixer wagon promised to us in December arrived, complete with blades which means it is coping better with the long silage. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:21:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120413/cap-reform-nfu-and-cla-debate-future-policy.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120413/cap-reform-nfu-and-cla-debate-future-policy.htmlThe NFU was fiercely critical of the CLA's proposals for CAP reform, published earlier this year. But what is the NFU's stance and how does it compare? Tom Hind of the NFU and Christopher Price of the CLA set out their stalls on behalf of the two organisations. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:03:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120431/farmer-focus-arable-spring-barley-drilling-complete-for-allan-chambers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120431/farmer-focus-arable-spring-barley-drilling-complete-for-allan-chambers.htmlSpring barley drilling was finished on 6 March in perfect conditions. The seed rate was a deliberate 100kg/ha.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:02:00 GMT