This week in

4 January, 2002




THIS WEEK IN

COVER STORIES

• Give light lamb a lift – order here
  

• Farm Personality of the YearVote now
  
  
  
  
  

• Accounting for the Euros impact
  

• Sand solution to solving mastitis worries
  

• High hopes for specialist crops
  

• Tebbits cartoon ticklers raise a titter

BUSINESS

• Euro special: Euros economic case not proven; UK entry rate under the spotlight; Euro bank accounts; Practical tips on coping with the new currency
  

• 2002 – the business year ahead
  

• Pedigree sales – the scene for the next 12 months
  

LIVESTOCK

• Fewer stock movement changes to ease management
  

• Combating environmental mastitis
  

• BVD risks aplenty in perspective
  

• Dairy cross beef calf options
  

• Selling the right spec to suit processor and gain financially
  

• Listening to customers has led to business change for the better
  

FOCUS ON LAMMA

• Your guide to whos who at the LAMMA Show pull-out
  

  ARABLE
  

  • Pharmaceutical crop lift-off
    

  • Crop monitoring service boosts crop profits
    

  • Space veg project aims to aid NASA explorations
    

  • Environment matters for Notts farmer
    

  MACHINERY
  

  • Material handlers now exempt from vehicle excise duty
    

  • Irelands machinery exports on increase
    

  • Valtras S Series puts company in top-end power zone
    

  FEATURES
  

  • Tebbits Ticklers – our cartoonist takes a look at farming events of the past year
    

  TALKING POINT
  

  • David Richardson: Accentuate the positive
    

  • Stephen Carr: The pitfalls of pleading poverty
    

  FARMLIFE
  

  • Stalwart blooms to brighten up a gloomy British winter
    

  • Scots cheese on a tasty roll
    

  • Mild cheese from croft finds a keen demand
    

  • Sitting pretty on a rush
    

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