SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Tenants want DEFRA guidance on income
A Welsh farming couple have asked DEFRAto tell them how to survive, even with the extra income from many diversification enterprises…………..page 16
Maize maybes
Extra maize will be fed in dairy rations this winter to compensate for low grass silage stocks but a carefully balanced ration is essential…………………page 33
Tag backers
Cornish cattle producers are forging ahead with electronic IDof livestock with the hope of more EU and government funding…………………………..page 34
Gene flair
Meddling with nature or the future of livestock farming?We examine the latest developments in animal breeding at a Scottish institute………..page 48
Back in the black?
Helping arable farmers back into profit is the bold goal of the new DEFRA-backed Agriknowledge project which started this week………..page 53
Beet go-slow
Slow intake at the UKs largest sugar beet factory is frustrating growers, hauliers, contractors and British Sugar alike. We examine the situation….page 54
Tater traumas
A crop of organic potatoes grown for seed was lost to blackleg in an ambient store at an ADASfarm. An expert looks at the problems and spells out the lessons learned………page 59
Braking news
The fastest and now the safest, says JCBof its Fastrac tractor range which is now fitted with ABSbraking systems….page 73
Ringing changes
With new offices, a new labour agency and an increasing membership, prospects would appear to be bright for Borders Machinery Ring, based in Galashiels………………….page 76