SUMMARY
SUMMARY
A chance to pick your farming hero
British farming needs heroes like never before. We want readers to help honour the achievements of someone who has shown leadership in dark times……………………..page 16
Housing crisis
High straw prices and a shortage of winter housing space are forcing many to reassess their livestock housing management this winter……………….page 33
Super sires
Use of top-quality sires in a north-western suckler herd is having a positive impact on longevity of home-bred replacements…………..page 40
S for sugar
A significant boost to sugar content in beet has whetted interest in the value of sulphur treatments………page 51
Virus alert
Yield-slashing, aphid-borne barley yellow dwarf virus in cereals is set to explode after the mildest October since records began………….page 45
Soya soars…
With all but a handful of crops harvested, soya has shown its potential to become a mainline UKcrop, say distributors…………………page 47
Power cuts
For a power station to be shut down through lack of power is ironic…but it has happened at an East Anglian straw-fired plant……………………..page 50
Germany calling
Without a Smithfield this year, the Agritechnica event in Germany is a must for all farm show-goers. And there will be plenty of innovations to see……………………..page 62
Hefty combines
John Deere recently launched a bundle of new tractors and combine harvesters. We take a close look at the combines……………………..page 64