SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Looking to a future beyond F&Mtragedy
In the week Scottish farmers flocked to Britains first commercial livestock sale since foot-and-mouth begun, we chart how the disease took hold and look ahead towards recovery…………………………..page 16
Forage furore
A national emergency is under way as autumn approaches with many cattle and sheep facing slaughter unless spare forage can be allocated…..page 35
No-cheers Holstein
many bulls in the top 10 of the latest Holstein PLI proof run show a slight dip in PLI, a side-effect of foot-and-mouth……………………..page 36
Tagging talk
Will electronic tagging of sheep meet government demands for traceability and allow live trading to resume?This was one of the issues addressed at a north-western conference…………………………page 41
Podding heck…
The NFU is considering legal action against an oilseed rape breeder after growers claimed more than 10%of one of this years varieties suffered podding problems……………page 51
Harvest hopeful
better weather put harvest back on the rails this week, with hopes high that Hagbergs can be saved. Wheat yields are proving a pleasant surprise for some………………………..page 52
Eastward Ho?
Growing crisping potatoes profitably has become so difficult in the UKthat the hosts of the BPCharvest demo are thinking of relocating to eastern Europe and exporting to the UK…………………….page 67
Top and tailing
Trimming onions and other root vegetable to the standards demanded by supermarkets is no easy task. We report on a system that fits the bill…….page 79