SUMMARY

31 August 2001




SUMMARY

Activists trash GMsite in France

Latest in a series of incidents in France was an attack on a plot in the south-west. The vandals cut down a crop of GMmaize and dumped the remnants in a city fountain………………..page 8

Scots rocked

Just as post-F&M life was beginning to return to normal in the Scottish borders, news that four of the areas farms have been declared dangerous has been a hammer blow …..page 29

Amite difficult?

Mange mite eradication can be achieved in indoor pig herds by following a strict injection, cleaning and bio-security protocol……………………………page 32

Flock shock

Despite one of the poorest economic periods in the history of sheep production, a survey shows that flockmasters dont intend to change things very much………………………..page 33

A kick start

Keen to forget last season and give next years crops the best possible start? FWs barometer farm reports focus on the critical area of establishment……page 46

Cereal thriller

A new winter wheat, whose ability to withstand last winters difficult conditions impressed two south-eastern growers, has lived up to their hopes for a better crop……………………..page 49

Harvest home…

Harvest is home for some in the south of England, with wheat growers on light land chalking up the best yields. Full report round the regions………..page 50

Nicker-knockers

A security system against farm thefts uses a combination of code, tags and microdots to provide comprehensive proof of property ownership……..page 59

Header master…

An Austrian company has produced a combine header claimed to enable all crop types to flow evenly into the combine…………page 60


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