FARMERS WEEKLY
19 FEBRUARY 1999
VOL 130 No 8
COVER STORIES
• OPINION___________________________5
•NEWS_____________________________6
• BUSINESS 19
Barclays' farm income predictions. Calf Slaughter Scheme extension. Farm rents.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 35
Planning a future in pigs p35. New Canadian breeding tool; latest international bull
proofs p36. Signet sheep and beef meeting p38. Dirty lamb quandary p40.
Environmentally sound stock production p41. National forage maize competition
finalists p42. T-sum p44. Beef Al plus p45. New products p46. Farmer Focus p47.
• ARABLE 49
GM fiasco explained; leached N advice p49. Sewage granules for southern crops
p50. Pushing hybrid rape for yield p54. Barometer on Scotland p56. New approach
to planning pgrs p58. Shamrock wheat meets mill need p59. Herbicide Special:
Including clearing autumn backlog p60; pulse pointers p62; oilseeds tips p63.
SIMA FOCUS Guide to one of Europe's largest machinery events pull-out.
• MACHINERY 69
Manitou launches new telescopic loader range p69. Machinery sales start to roll.
Management buy-out for PJ Parmiter and Amazorie acquires German cultivation
machinery manufacturer p70. Twose S-series hedge cut ter gets the first drive
treatment p77. Full steam ahead for French-built soil disinfection equipment p74.
FEATURES 76
Country Car: Two midmarket diesels battle for honours in this month's test
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•FARMLIFE
Why reading matters p1. Ulster under plough p2. Book now for our Dutch trip p3.
Letter from Vimer p4. Chance to see something special in a sculpture at Wisley
garden p5. Heritage saved by listed steading p6. Sanctuary for seal saviours p7.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
26 FEBRUARY 1999
VOL 130 No 9
COVER STORIES
Lowcost farm vehicles pl6. Protecting arable profits pull-out. Saving sundry costs
to boost dairy returns p48. Horse Special: From studs to endurance riding Farmlife.
• OPINION 5
• NEWS 6
• BUSINESS ; 21
Dairy Crest shareholders' membership drive. Brighter future for small arable farms.
• MARKETS
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Alternatives to GM feeds p37. National Holstein Show; free lameness book p38.
Feed conference report p40. Cutting acidosis risk p44. Making the most of
manure p4S. Dairy cow feeding p46 . New Asda farmer contract p47. Sundry cost
control p48. Mixed forages cut ewe costs p49. T-sum p50. Farmer Focus p51.
• ARABLE 53
Spring barley sunburn fears; new sugar beet and potato varieties p53. Coppice
heats Hereford school p54. Boost grass breaks call p56. N Ireland barometer
p58. Linseed sowing guide p60. Pre cision farming special: Event guide p62;
contract user p65; pro and anti views p66; compatibility p67. Farmer Focus p68.
ARABLE FOCUS Topical to practical and management advice pull-out guide.
• MACHINERY 71
Gloomy financial results for manufacturers. Wider Same Deutz-Fahr dealer network
p71. Sprayer for suspension fertilisers p72. Welger in-line bale-wrapper p74. New
cabbage harvester p76. Latest Ar ctic Bearcat ATV gets first drive treatment p78.
POWER FARMING
________________________80Outtookfordaiiyquatasp86.Cooladviceonusingwoolforroafinginsulationp87.
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•LAND_________
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•FARMLIFE
Two horse power dray delivers your pub pint pi. Morrow's World p2. A refreshing
deal for tea growers p3. Crossword p4. Horse Soecial: Including running a stud p6.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
MARCH 1999
VOL 130 No 10
COVER STORIES
SIMA agricultural machinery show report p77. The latest in fungicides p67. Win a
free McHale bale wrapper p81. Countryside woman still on the march p80.
• OPINION
•NEWS 6
• BUSINESS 19
Dairy farmers launch new marketing initiative. Milk Marque cuts selling price.
Gloomy outlook for world commodity markets. Fertiliser market update.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 35
Sheep dip legislation concern p35. FABBL relaunch — tighter standards and ABM
tie-up p36. Bowland Initiative p38. Highlands and Islands Sheep Strategy p40.
RABDF dairy conference report p42. Pig feed conference p45. Pig special — why
investing now could pay dividends p47; managing your finances and creditors to
weather the current crisis p48. New products p50. Farmer Focus p51.
• ARABLE 53
Grain protein changes; spud seed survey p53. Sugar campaign ends; beet drilling
priorities p54. Farm groups tackle overheads; GM crops face flak in some US
states p56. Potato '99 event focuses on crop a gronomy p58. Our barometer on
crop progress p62. Scottish barley champ explains his system p64. Fungicide
Special: Strobilurin pointers p66; mildew messages p68; eyespot angles p69;
triazole benefits in oi lseed rape p70. Farmer Focus p72.
•MACHINERY 75
Small loader with big lift capacity from Finland: Slimline Wootton trailer carries its
full payload p75. Contractor's comment — year-round service is the aim p76.
Latest tackle from France — report from the SI MA machinery show p77.
FEATURES 80
Countryside March — an organiser's view p80. Letter from New Zealand p82.
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•FARMLIFE
Hound hopes as Crufts beckons p1. Young Farmers p2. Midwife delivers a dose
of realism to SAYFC p3. FWC — St George's day in old East Anglia p4.
Retirement — the best decision I've ever made p 6. Bird box that blends in p7.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
12 MARCH 1999
VOL 130 No 11
COVER STORIES
Budget impact for farming p22. Spray buffer zones p53. Win bale wrapping kit
worth more than £13,000 p78. Forage finds its way back into favour pull-out.
• OPINION __5
• NEWS 6
• BUSINESS 19
Budget analysis. Winter cereal plantings plummet. Monthly milk output struggles.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 37
Dealing with forage shortages and wet pasture p37. Cutting sheep feed costs
p38. Sheep dip disposal p40. Paris livestock show report p42. MGA conference
p44. Making the most of manure p 46. A future in pigs after the crisis p47. Cost
control — power and machinery p48. New products p50. Farmer Focus p51.
•ARABLE 53
New buffer zone rules; grairr-trade launches its assurance scheme p53. Crop plans
to make more of strobs p54. Take-all threat; new product scores; spray tips p58.
Precision Farming event report p58. /b Our barometer on root crop plans p60. Win
£1000 in sugar beet challenge p62. SOYL survey results p63. Farmer Focus p64.
GRASS AND FORAGE Topical management advice to help cut costs pull-out
• MACHINERY 67
Precision Farming p67. Red diesel or Derv? p68. SIMA '99 — the final report p69.
Tyres and Wheels Special: Including tubeless tractor tyres and row-crop wheels p72.
COMPETITION Win more than £13,000 of bale wrapping tackle.________78
FEATURES 79
Ag aviation p79. FW 4x4 Show p80. Housing plans p81. African drought p82.
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• LAND___________________. 90
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•FARMLIFE
Bringing back the birch for the Queen's brooms p1. FWC — a Godsend is well
named p2. Chirpy sings the blues after poisonous meal p3. Crossword p4.
Reviving a tempting tipple p6. Caring Hay ley triumphs as a top competitor p7.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
19 MARCfl 1999
VOL 130 No 12
COVER STORIES
Win £13,000 of bale wrapping kit in our easy-to-enter competition p74. Legal low-
down on GM crops p68. Get your maize crops off to a good start this spring p50.
• OPINION _________5
• NEWS 6
• BUSINESS , 21
Biggest farmer-owned ,supply firm announced. Contract farmers take lower share
of profits. Agenda 2000 — focus on the impact of the Brussels deal for farmers.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 39
Agenda 2000 livestock impact p39. Hide quality premium debate p40. Latest
feeding research p42. SAC beef open day p44. Managing March lambs for better
returns; spring calving preparations p46. Graze for better profits p48. Maize
establishment: All you need to know p50. New products p54. Farmer Focus p55.
• ARABLE 57
Agenda 2000 — arable impact p57. Agronomy tweaks in response to CAP p58.
Don't padlock chequebook on inputs; novel crops p60. Eyespot p62. Barometer
on cereal development p64. Strob resist ance guidelines p66. GM crops — legal
issues p68. Take-all variety responses p70. Cleavers p71. Farmer Focus p72.
COMPETITIONS
Sugar beet challenge: Win £1000 p56. Win £13,000 of bale wrapping kit p74.
• MACHINERY 75
Prototype six-row sugar beet harvester trial results p75. Front press balances the
power harrow/drill combination p76. AEA spraying testing scheme takes off, but
fails to attract older machines p78. Bus y year for Claas p80. New products p82.
FEATURES 83
Wheat loses prairie crown p83. Country Car tests out the new Discovery p88.
• LETTERS
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•LAND___________95
• CLASSIFIED______________________96
•FARMLIFE
Soft 'boots' made to fit tiny feet... p1. Letter from Vimer p2. Easter treats p3. UK
horse breeds p4. They're £2 Off! p5. Granddad rides p6. A cast iron attraction p7.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
26 MARCH 1999
VOL 130 No 13
COVER STORIES
Pig prospects p35. Country Properties plOI. Internet for free pl8. Prize kit38.
•OPINION___________________________5
• NEWS_____________________________6
•BUSINESS 21
Getting to grips with the minimum wage. Milk prices reyiewed. Cuttirl sheep
numbers at Rugley. Easton Lodge pig accounts under the microscope.
• MARKETS
_______________________29COMPETITION Win £13.000 of McHale bale wrapping and handling kit. 38
• STOCK & SALES
______________________39.• LIVESTOCK 43
GM feeds--two supermarkets in feasibility studies p43. Coccidiosis warning
p44. Latest lupin research p46: Whole-crop conference report p48. National
Cattle Lameness Conference report p50. A future In p igs p52. To turn organic or
not? p53. Making Money Out of Beef p54. New products p56. Farmer Focus p57.
•ARABLE 59
Spray disposal anger: nematode confusion proves costly; tridemorph changes p59.
Chinese pick UK malt p60. Du Font prepares for generic sulfonyl-urea herbicides
p62. Southern barometer p64. Leeks' supermarket success p66. Spud water pays
p67.Nabim/NFU/FW conference p68. Terminator gene p72. Farmer Focus p72.
•MACHINERY 77
Dowdeswell cuts price of soil wearing plough parts; T-reg tractors off to slow start
p77. New top link takes weight p78. Tubeless tyres — puncture repair tips p79.
First drive for Manitou MLT 633-120 LS telehandler p80. Contractors Special p82.
POWER FARMING
________________________88Seed-to-Romania plan gets tangled up in red tape p94. Letter from Illinois p95.
• LETTERS
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ON OUR FARMS 100
•LAND 117
CLASSIFIED________________118
• FARMLIFE
Her good head for farm and business p1. Morrow's World p2. A fresh start and a
lot to look forward to p3. Crossword p4. Winning the generation game p6.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
2 APRIL 1999
VOL 130 No 14
COVER STORIES
Last chance to win a bale wrapping kit p86. The future for farms in the north-east
p20. Willows for waterways p83. Climbing up the ladder with crop assurance p66.
• OPINION_____ :. 5
• NEWS 6
• BUSINESS , 23
Multi-million £ boost fororganic milk. Pig production— how do EU states
compare? ADAS launches new business package. OilseedlACS threat lifted.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 39
Tag losses poor for welfare p39. Wet weather worm concerns p39. BSAS report
— Decline in cow fertility p40. Pig antibiotics ban p42. Restricting calf access
p44. Fat reduces sow milk p4 6. Gilts need more protein p50. Examine sheep
production costs to make savings p52. Grass Watch p54. Farmer Focus p54.
• ARABLE 57
Novel fungicide for foliar and seed treatment p57. Hybrid rape's future p58. Bug
control; rate bait re-think p60. Barometer on crop management p62. Spray buffer
zones p64. Farm-saved seed under assurance p65. Crop Assurance Special:
ACCS defence p66, export potential p67, trade scheme p68, non-assured outlets
p69, mixed farm's progress p70, fresh produce scheme p71. Farmer Focus p72.
• MACHINERY 75
Industry restructuring; AEA in the black p75. Self-emptying grain silo p76. Four •
wheels good, six wheels better — tractor conversion increases traction p78.
Contractor Comment — farm-made Vaderstad combination drill in action p80.
FEATURES 81
Exotic diversification p81. Process profit p82. Willow p83. Borderway's new man p84.
GOfflPEHTION Last chance to win bale wrapping kit worth £13,200 86
• LETTERS__________________________88
•TALKINGPOINT______________________90
. ON OUR FARMS______________________
•LAND_______________92
. CLASSIFIED________________________93
•FARMLIFE
Pack of Jacks are hot ratters, p1. Charm of brasses p2. Equine gentle giants p3.
Farm Women's Club p4. Barbour hood p6. Cooker competition p7.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
9 APRIL 1999
VOL 130 No 15
COVER STORIES
Healthy stock: Healthy profits pullout. Sewage: Worth more than a passing
interest? p60. Access — the path to more profit p71. Free internet access pl4.
• OPINION
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• BUSINESS 19
Big stocks overhang wheat market. New name on the UK milling scene. SCATS
buys Conti. Management Matters — lambing takes off at Gelli Gameddau.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 35
Assurance scheme health plan anxiety p35. Dairy cow longevity: How much do your
cows cost you? p36. Antibiotic growth promoter trial p38. Cotswold lamb marketing
p40. High genetic merit cows at g rass p41.-Managing inputs and the environment
p42. Cattle health conference p43. Cost control: Rent and finance p44. Managing
dry cows and heifers the US way p45. New products p46. Farmer Focus p47.
• ARABLE 49
Cereal input advice p49. Returnable container standards to the fore p50. Spring
barley strob boost p52. Beet fertiliser granules pay; nabim/FW/NFU conference
p56. Spring crop choices p58. Distributor's input demo p59. Sewage sludge p60.
Ways with linseed sowing; winter rape establishment trials p61. Farmer Focus p62.
ANTI-PARASITIC How to prevent stock health problems this spring pull-out
• MACHINERY 65
Caterpillar Challenger production on the move p65. New machinery at Spain's
Fima show explored p66. Horizontally folding cultivator wings save on cost p68.
Claas Xerion finds favour with Glos-based cont ractor p69. New products p70.
FEATURES 71
Access p71. FW 4x4 event p72. Organic success p73. Cirencester conference p75.
• LETTERS
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•FARMLIFE
Living milk museum p1. Farm Women's Club; Ostrich rearing p2. Angel of mercy p3.
Crossword p4. Young farmers p5. Book reviews p6. Pulling for the light blues p7.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
16 APRIL 1999
VOL 130 No 16
COVER STORIES
Why daffs are going west p55. Tractor guide: Details of latest specifications pull-
out. Life after a farming divorce p84. Free internet access p20. _____________
• OPINION
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• BUSINESS 21
US organic push into rapidly-developing EU market. Dairy industry free trade
warning. March milk output soars. Good lamb crop brings cheer at Kings Arms.
• MARKETS 29
• STOCK & SALES 35
• LIVESTOCK 39
Coping with British Cattle Movement Service on-the-spot inspections p39. Tag
consternation continues p40. Grassland management — practice into profit report
p42. Grazing to cut costs p44. Marketi ng your stock on the internet p46. Beef up
performance on maize silage p48. A future without antibiotic growth promoters p49.
Oat promise p50. Canadian beef concern p51. New products p52. Farmer Focus p53.
• ARABLE 55
Strobilurin message indigestible; daffs move west p55. Good scope for organics
p56. Pesticide stewardship study p58. Early drilling suits N barometer p60. Going
organic in Lines p62. Educa tion essential p66. Beating blight p67. Farmer Focus p68.
TRACTOR FOCUS
Your handy pull-out update on the UK tractor market.
• MACHINERY 71
T registration provides boost for tractor sales p71. The UK's first JD 8400T user
revisited p72. New products p73. Muck special: Does methane production pay
off? p74. Muck event preview p75. Big league slurry spreading but not on grass
p76. Spreader inventor profile p78. Buyers' guide to lagoon agitators p80.
FEATURES 82
Letter from Illinois p82. Russian farm progress is slow indeed p83. New hope for
fairer farming divorces p84. New Zealand dairy job opportunities p85.
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• LAND____________________________91
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•FARMLIFE
YFs take stride down Style St pi. A chance to be listed in farm holiday guide p2.
Hat's the way to do it says Pat p3. Farm Women's Club p4. Farmers' marts p6.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
23 APRIL 1999
VOL 130 No 17
COVER STORIES
Free internet access p54. Breaking ties with Westminster pl7. TB survey to help
identify .risks p42. Country properties p89. Win a fertiliser spreader p50.______
• OPINION
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• BUSINESS 21
Beef marketing debate. .The 6 makes a quiet start. Machinery management —
facts and figures. Achieving a healthy future for milk — the dairy industry's view.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 39
Scrapie — planning to eradicate the disease in the UKp39. Pigs — MLC to
consider antibiotic growth promoter alternatives p40. TB survey — management
the key to the prevention of outbreaks p42. Making the best use of grazed grass
— conference report p44. South Devon breeding progress p46. Soil management
for better herd health p47. Why one Cumbria producer is selling his sheep p48.
Breeding the ideal hill lamb p51. New products p 52. Farmer Focus p52.
• ARABLE 55
Rhizomania rules set to change; Stallion sugar beet launched; OP insecticides
withdrawn p55. Take-all control points; nabim/FW essay competition; spray tips
p56. Scottish barometer hits weather woes p58. NIAB grain marketing conference
p60. How agenda 2000 CAP reforms affect arable/farms p62. Small farms can be
beautiful p64. Potato nutrition p66. Drip irrigation scores p67. Farmer Focus p68.
•MACHINERY 71
Variable application systems look set for a legal battle p71. Machinery sales are
on the climb. Mini baler finds favour in the Western Isles of Scotland p72.
Massey Ferguson's new 6280 tractor gets the first d rive treatment p74. New
crop drier handles three different crops — each year p76. New products p77.
FEATURES 78
Country Car p78. A future for milk advertising? p82. Glastonbury host farmer p83.
• LETTERS
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• LAND_________________________
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•FARMLIFE
Grins with dog, drag-and divas p1; Letter from Vimer p2; Locals fight for farmers'
market p3; Crossword p4. Don't let the farming crisis become your tragedy p6.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
30 APRIL 1999
VOL 130 No 18
COVER STORIES
Free internet access p4. Young farmers AGM Farmlife. Integrated crop
management p60. Living without four-star p72. What the millers want pull-out.
• OPINION________5
• NEWS________ 6
• BUSINESS 19
Domestic grain valOes get long-awaited lift. Beef prospects good despite the
strong £. Milk price update. Management Matters: Aiming to join the top 10%.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 35
Beef efficiency questioned p35. RSPCA welfare and biotechnology conference
p36. Alternative forage open day p38. Hereford and Friesian set for a comeback?
p40. Managing freshly calved cows p42. I mproving hill production p44. Irish
Grassland Association conference p46. New products p48. Farmer Focus p49.
• ARABLE 51
Parallel pesticide imports get EU all-clear p51. Strobs need strong pgr programme
p52. Counting the cost of late wild oats control p53. Will pulses profit from GM
furore? p54. Spray operator rule changes slammed p55. Septoria surge on Velcourt
farm p56. Soggy conditions hit spring work p58. Record linseed sowings p59.
Integrated crop management special: Cost savings for cereals p60, LEAF prospects
p61 , newenviro standard p62, on-farm experiences p63. Farmer Focus p64.
• MACHINERY 67
Shelbourne Reynolds' patent battle victory. Tractor horsepower hits new heights
p67. Tractor Driver of the Year — we revisit last year's winner p68. Matbro aims
to restart loader production p70. First d rive of Lamborghini's Champion 135 p71.
POWER FARMING
________________________72COlVIPUTHON Win a top quality Amazone fertiliser spreader worth £4000 70
• LETTERS
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•LAND________________________84
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• FARMLIFE
Great Cape escape pi. Morrow's World p2. YFC AGM p3. Shepherd in cow country
p4. Farm Women's Club p5. Travelling easy and gas is cheap p6. Room on site for
super sight p7. S ea tractor is waiting p8. Icy experience at the top of Europe p9.
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FARMERSWEEKLY
7 MAY 1999
VOL 130 No 19
COVER STORIES
Focus on Wales p18 . UK Grassland demo pull-out. Hard to please planners p49
Free internet access p84. Spring watch on crop progress p64. Pig profits p48.
•OPINION 5
NEWS 6
BUISNESS 21
Beef export deal.Agrimoney changes afoot? Fertiliser market update.
MARKETS 27
STOCK & SALES 33
LIVESTOCK
Ammonia losses__new legislation threat? p37. Mastitis bug identification p38.
Grazing conference p40. Organic v conventional dairying meeting p42.Apositiye
end to beef ban?p44.Maize.silageboosterp45.Muck90 report p46.pig cost
control clinic offer p48. Poultry special p48.New productsp52. FarmerFocusp53.
ARABLE
FW/PBIC Wheat Grower Challenge p54. UK-grown soya prospecf p55. Fertigation
set for success p56. Protein declarations still cause concern p58.ACCS
wreckers slammed p60. Scheme myths answered p61.New blackgras s killer
success p62. Miscanthus biomass potential p63.Crop protection progress p64.
CLASSLAND FOCUS Pull-out guide to Europe's premier grassland event.
.MACHINARY
High volume crimpers from Korte ATV-powered bale wrappers p71. Gaspardo drill
debutp72. .Muck '99 report: Odour-free slurry spreading, Hydro's Nsensor system
balances slurry analysis p76. Tractor Driver of th e Year — first chance to enter p78.
COMPETITION Your chance to win a £4000 Amazone fertiliser spreader. 80
FEATURES
organic'opportunitiesin Canada p81.Benefits ofriatura regenerationp83.
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.ON OUR FARMS 90
.LAND 91
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.FARMLIFE
A way with a wall,big and small p1.crafty ways with your wax hoods p2.Mill grinding to oat cuisine p3.
crossword p4. straing case of the wild quail p6
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FARMERS WEEKLY
14 MAY 1999
VOL 130 No 20
COVER STORIES
Drive a good deal p19. Grain gains p35. Free internet access p43. Worm alert p54.
• OPINION 5
• NEWS ______6.
• BUSINESS . 21
Grain insurance package launched. Oilseed area payment progress. Organic sales
forge ahead. Management Matters — changes ahead for our new southern
farmer. Grain Marketing Special — tools and ideas to help boost your return s.
• MARKETS
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• LIVESTOCK 45
Newark and Notts Show report p44. Performance recording concern p45. Scrapie
under-reporting worry p46. Sou'West Sheep p48. Pig pregnancy benefits p50.
BVD — how it cost one herd £68/cow p52. Worm concern advice p54. Dairy
expansion p56. Closed flock benefits p57. New products p58. Farmer Focus p59.
• ARABLE 61
New wheat disease outbreak; royalty rates scrutinised p61. Stobilurin flag leaf
advice; aphids in beet p62. Wheat goal is 21t/ha p64. Super Septoria-resistant
variety p65. Barometer on flag leaf spraying p66. Keeping sprayers running in
East Anglia p68. Agchem developments p69. FW/PBIC Wheat Grower Challenge
p70. Grandfather spraying rights p71. Canopy strategy p73. Farmer Focus p74.
• MACHINERY 77
Power boost for tracklayers; tractor sales lift p77. Tractor Driver of the Year p78.
Clod and stone-free seed-beds p80. First Drive: Fendt Favorit 716 p82.
FEATURES 83
Profitable landfill possibilities p83. Farm staff special p84. Letter from Illinois p87.
COlVIPUTMON Last chance to win a £4000 Amazone fertiliser spreader.
• LETTERS__________________________91
• TALKING POINT_______________________92
.ON OUR FARMS_______________________93
•LAND__________________94
CLASSIFIED_________________________93
• FARMLIFE
Hot pursuit of Chelsea gold p1. It's displays not medals that sell bulbs for Avon
p2. Book reviews p3. Rome sweet Rome — whistlestop tour p4. FWC — Great
weekend walking tall p6. A disable d student faces massive odds p7.
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FARMERS WEEKLY
21 MAY 1999
VOL 130 No 21
COVER STORIES
Keeping tags on stock profit p54. Bath and West Show preview p89. Top country
properties p98. Cereal flag leaf fungicides progress p71. Free internet access p74.
• OPINION
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• BUSINESS 21
Farmer controlled businesses — the way ahead? Dairy incomes slump confirmed.
Potato group makes progress. Management Matters: Pastures new in the north.
• MARKETS
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•LIVESTOCK 41
Royal Ulster Show p40. Caseous lymphadenitis threat p41. International bull
proofs p42. MLC technology transfer and Welsh sheep strategy p44. Pig and
Poultry Fair — replacing antibiotic growth pr omoters; new NFU poultry meat mark;
boosting pigAI uptake p46. Stock ID and record keeping p56. Farmer Focus p59.
• ARABLE 61
Wheat Grower Challenge p60. British Agrochemicals Association outlook p61.
Wheat mosaic virus update; oilseed prospects p62. HGCA R&D boosts margins
£33/ha p64. Power and labour merger delive rs benefits p66. Cultivations '99
p67. Early spud spray demands nozzle focus p68. Grain fund scores p69. Beet
grower finalist p70. Barometer on flag leaf fungicides p71. Farmer Focus p74.
• MACHINERY 75
Revolutionary ATV set to hit the UK market. RASE Gold for Knight Farm Machinery
p75. Yugoslav troubles threaten spare parts availability p76. Tractor Driver of the
Year — your last chance to enter p78. New Goo dyear tyres p80. New products p82.
FEATURES 84
Country Car: Ford Ranger pick-ups and the tipper Tata. Bath and West preview p89.
• LETTERS
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.ON OUR FARMS 96
COUNTRY PROPERTIES______________97
•LAND___________________________113
.CLASSIFIED_________________114
•FARMLIFE
Cashing in on history p1. Ulster's celebration p2. Crossword p4. Ticket offer—
go to Belmont half price p5. Letter from Vimer p6. Thinking of retirement? p7.
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VOL.130, NO.23, 4 JUNE, 1999
. OPINION 5
.NEWS 6
competitionyour second chance to help a child and win a JCB fastrac 16
. BUSINESS 17
Premium beef pays dividends. New traceability concept . Luxembourg style. Milk
price review. Management Matters . thumbs up for mixed farming.
. MARKETS
. STOCK & SALES 29
. LIVESTOCK 33
Assurance concerns p33. Passport errors revealed p34. Food Industry Conference
p36. Profitable flock management p37. South Sheep report p38. Batch farrowing
pays p38. Cattle salmonella risks increasing p39. Treat scald easily p40. TB
control p42. Welsh Mountain breeding lowers costs p43. Farmer Focus p44.
. ARABLE 47
Royalty rumpus p47. New cereal fungicide p48. Keep pressure on rabbits p49.
Cereal management rethink p50. Beating spud blight p51. Nematicide breakdown
studies p52. Barometer on beans and spring rape p53. Sugar beet special:
Including research rethink p55; disease control p56; rhizo rules p58; GM spin-offs
p59; Gaucho benefits p60; Sugar Beet Challenge p61. Farmer Focus p62.
. MACHINERY 65
British Sugar and NFU in transport dispute. Farm Force enters drill market p65.
MF 8170 one year on p66. Smaller kit for Vaderstad range p68. Transport Special:
Livestock trailers p70. High mileage Fastracs p72. Rubber tracks on the road p73.
FEATURES 74
Green burials p74. East of England Show preview p75. Farm Planner of the Year
p77. Royal Show ticket offer p79.
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TALKING POINT______________________ 83
ON OUR FARMS 84
LAND 85
CLASSIFIED________________________ 86
. FARMLIFE
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FARMERSWEEKLY
VOL:130, NO:25, JUNE 1999
OPINION 5
NEWS 6
COMPETITION 20
Another chance to help a Child and wirr a 170 hp JCB Fastrac worth £70,000.
• BUSINESS 21
Milk Marque results. Brighter prospects for grain? Tenanted land sector booms.
Dairy industry focus: Conference report. Welsh lamb export potential.
MARKETS 27
STOCK & SALES 33
LIVESTOCK 37
Medicine costs p39. Undersowing maize with grass p40. Welsh Sheep event
report p42. Beef 99 — political and technical progress p44. Grass breeding and
reseeding p46. Early lambing dilemma p47. Loose pig housing ration concern
p48. Upland dairying p49. New products p50. Farmer Focus p51.
ARABLE . 53
Breeder plots promise much in NIAB test p53. Monsanto's rotation model; ARIA
open day p54. Belgian spud growers go great guns p56. Grain quality boost p58.
GM crops p60. Cultivation switch p62. Sprays & Sprayers Event Preview including:
Plot layout; product messages; sleeve boom sprayers and product developments
p64. Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year finalists p74. Farmer Focus p76.
MACHINERY 79
Case/New Holland merger p79. McConnel creates the Vibrotilth combination drill
p80. Valmet's Mega 8150 HiTech gets the first drive treatment p82. On- and off-
the-land ploughing with new kit from Lemken p84. New products p86.
FEATURES 88
Country Car p88. Frog farming p*»2. Royal Highland Show preview p93.
LETTERS 103.
TALKING POINT 105
ON OUR FARMS 106
LAND 107
CLASSIFIED 108
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VOL:130, NO:26, JULY 1999
OPINION 5
NEWS 6
BUSINESS 19
MARKETS 25
STOCK & SALES___ 31
LIVESTOCK 37
Show reports — Three Counties p35; East of England p36. Holland quality
assurance lead p38. Sexed semen first p40. Highlands and Islands sheep strategy
p41. Robotic milking potential p42. Organic conversion update p43. Lamb abattoir
open day p44. Making Money Out of Beef p45. New products p48. Farmer Focus p47.
COMPETmONS 48
ARABLE 49
Gamma-HCH ban stuns seed treaters; set-aside margin hopes high p49. Cereals
'99 event including: GM vandals strike; margins under pressure p50; grain and veg .
assurance set to merge p52; remote crop monitoring p54; chem can chaos p59;
yellow rust p60; cost control p62:go for extra land p63; pea midge trapping p65.
MACHINERY 69
Rolk)ars for ATVs not recommended, says HSE p69. Cereals '99 report: Claas enters
chaser market; Armer Machinery completes beet equipment line-up p70. Krone
Combin-Pack wrapper/baler scores with Devon contractor p72. New products p73.
ROYAL SHOW PREVIEW Your pul-out guide to the UK's premier outdoor event.
POWER FARMING 74
Renault Ares 6140RZ tractor test p74. Getting your combine driver in top form p78.
LETTERS___________________________83.
TALKING POINT_______________________85
ON OUR FARMS______________________86.
LAND___________________________103
CLASSIFIED_____________________104
FARMLIFE
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FARMERS WEEKLY
VOL. 131, NO. 2, JULY 1999
CONTENT
OPINION 5
NEWS 6
BUSINESS 23
Adding value to cereals — award winners. Dairy info helps boost management.
Fertiliser market latest. Unlocking potential in Romania.
MARKETS 29
STOCK & SALES 37
COMPEmiON 41
Your first chance to win a super Keenan Klassik diet feeder worth £17,000.
LIVESTOCK 42
Norfolk Show report p42. OP dip concern — a look at the alternatives p43.
Freedom Foods sow crater controversy p44. Dip disposal rules update p46.
Devon cattle prove their worth p48. RABDF/Lloyds TSB Gold Cup finalists round-
up p50. DIY embryo transfer course report p51. Royal Show report — latest
technical news p52. New products p56. Farmer Focus p57.
ARABLE 59
NIAB shifts plot protocol to mirror farm practice p59. AgrEvo profiles new
products p60. Fungicide with charisma scores in Ireland p62. Sprays & Sprayers
highlights p64. Profarma pointers on hybrids, weed control and strob/N
ipteractions p66. Harvest hotline p67. Guidelines for testing herbicide resistance
p68. Calcium saves spud quality p69. NIAB news in depth p70. Minimum pass
husbandry cuts overheads p72. Royal Show p73. Farmer Focus p74.
MACHINERY 77
Baled coppice trials with the SAC p77. Alternative building structures p78. Sprays
& Sprayers: 24m micro granular applicator p80; New Knight trailed sprayers p81;
Smaller self-propelled from Case p82. Machinery lines at the Royal Show p84.
LETTERS 88
TALKING POINT 91
ON OUR FARMS 92
LAND_ 93
CLASSIFIED______________________. 94
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VOL. 131 , NO. 3 , JULY 1999
OPINION 5
NEWS 6
BUSINESS 23
MMC milk report. Milk output. Crown Estate results. South-west grain store pays.
MARKETS 29
STOCK & SALES 35
COMPETITION 39
Your second chance to win a Keenan diet feeder worth £17,000 p39.
LIVESTOCK 40
Royal Show interbreed results p40. What to do after calf scheme ends p41.
British Grassland Society summer tour p42. Acting against ewe abortion p44.
Benefiting from whole-crop wheat p46. Improving meat quality p47. More Royal
Show messages p48. Management changes save dairy farm £25,000 p50.
Grassland Establishment special: Undersowing maize p51; increasing clover
contribution p52; slot seeding success p55. New products p54. Farmer Focus p54.
ARABLE 57
First taste of combinable crop harvest p57. Wheat breeders — could do better
for Scots p58. Blackgrass resistance threat increasing p60. Soya soaks up the
sun p62. Hereford grower tackles wheat challenge p64. Fingers crossed for good
harvest on most barometer farms p66. Farmer Focus p68.
MACHINERY 71
Tractor sales rise p71. Royal Show round-up p72. Belgian potato harvester p76.
FEATURES 78
Letter from Illinois p78. Royal Welsh Show preview p79. UK Chasers farm p86.
Sheep Focus. Your pull-out guide to sheep management this autumn.
LETTERS 88
TALKINGPOINT 90
ON OUR FARMS 91
LAND 92
CLASSIFIED_ 93
FARMLIFE
Loving care for vintage cars reborn pi. Sheep shine in show business p2. Your
chance to plan route to brilliant career p3. Crossword p4. No-one says No to YF's
petition p5. Quest for best tasting steaks p6. Opportunity to stand up and be
counted again p8. Gamekeeper's reward for a lifetime's service p9.
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VOL. 131, NO. 4 , JULY 1999
OPINION 5
NEWS 6
BUSINESS 19
Malting barley warning about import risk. World Trade Organisation talks —
shopping lists revealed. Oilseed aid update. Hopes rise for area payments.
MARKETS 25
STOCK & SALES 31
LIVESTOCK 35
Show reports: Great Yorkshire p35; Kent p36. Tackling low ewe prices p37. Pig
technology gains will pay p38. BGS summer tour to Somerset p40. MDC open
forum p46. Flock health plan progress p48. New products p50. Farmer Focus p51.
COMPETITION Win a Keenan Klassik diet feeder worth £17,000 49
ARABLE 53
Europe's young farmers wary of GM crops p53. Cereals 99 survey launches
Grass Weed Action 2000 p54. Berks wheat challenge grower's quality drive p56.
Research messages from Nuffield study tour p58. Pesticide safety defended
p59. Harvest progress — latest regional round-up p61. Farmer Focus p64.
MACHINERY 67
Drill for all conditions from Horsch. On and off-land ploughing with Gregoire Besson
development p67. Case Magnum MX270 gets first drive p68. Tractor Driver of
the Year p70. Contractor rates in-line bale wrapper p72. New products p73.
SEED FOUCUS Pull-out guide helps you chose profitable autumn varieties.
FEATURES 74
Country Car p74. Composting possibilities p78. Form-filling in perspective p79.
LETTERS 83
TALKING POINT 85
ON OUR FARMS 86
LAND 103
CLASSIFIED 104
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VOL. 131, NO. 5, AUGUST 1999
OPINION___________________________5
NEWS____________________________ 6
BUSINESS 19
Prospects for beef exports. True value of irrigation revealed. UK cereal industry is
world class. Management Matters: Sheep income slumps at Tirinie.
MARKETS________________________25
STOCK & SALES__________________31
LIVESTOCK 36
Royal Welsh Show report p36. Beef exports re-open; technical advice for future
production p37. Whole-crop linseed advice p38. Royal Welsh Show report —
organic scepticism p40. Choosing a tup for your flock p41. High milk yields from
a high forage diet p42. Improving flock performance p43. Summer milking —
another option? p44. Milking parlour special p46. Farmer Focus p50.
COMPETITION 45
Another chance to win a Keenan complete diet feeder worth more than £17,000.
ARABLE 53
Industrial rape contract turmoil; input tax message; rapeseed sowing advice p53.
Woad looks promising; target blackgrass now p54. Varplan exclusive — first
results from NIAB/HGCA trials of winter rape and barley varieties p56. Cambs
wheat grower challenge finalist p58. Harvest around the regions — full details p60.
MACHINERY 67
Alfa Laval enters the robotic milking scene; tractor power reaches new heights,
according to AEA figures p67. Two more contenders for Tractor Driver of the Year
final profiled p68. New ideas from the Royal Welsh Show p70. Improvements and
a new manufacturer for the Clayton tractor p72. New products p73.
FEATURES Power Farming looks at rocker adjustment p74. Israeli farming p80. /4
LETTERS__________________________83
TALKING POINT______________________86
ON OUR FARMS______________________81
LAND____________________________ 88
CLASSIFIED________________________ 89
FARMLIFE
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VOL. 131, NO. 6, AUGUST 1999
OPINION__________________________ 5
NEWS____________________________ 6
BUSINESS 19
Milk production figures trigger super-levy. Brighter forecast for pig prices.
Assurance pays off for venison producers. Ministry consults on WTO aims.
MARKETS_________________________ 25
STOCK & SALES_________________ 31
COMPETTTION 35
Your last chance to win a Keenan Klassik II complete diet feeder.
LIVESTOCK 36
Lancashire show p36. Consider cheap rearing after CPAS ends p37. Coping with
grass shortages p38. Composite breeding for beef replacements p40. Investing
in pig research p44. Dairy producers must plan to survive p46. Feeding, weeding
and breeding for organic production p47. New products p50. Farmer Focus p51.
ARABLE 53
Weather falters as harvest rushes on; spud seed survey results p53. Pesticide
tax p54. Grain damping worth the risk? p56. VarPlan latest on winter barley and
rape p58. Potato stimulant scores in Norfolk p60. OSR herbicide advice p62. Grass
weeds hassle p63. Harvest results from the regions p64. Farmer Focus p68.
MACHINERY 71
MF7200 Series combine harvesters announced p71. The Machinery Development
of the Century competition — your chance to vote and win p72. JCB Fastrac plus
trimmer speeds dyke maintenance p74. BicK)ils under test p76. New products p77.
FEATURES 78
College courses p78. FW 4x4 show takes root p83. Barn conversions and VAT p84.
LETTERS_________ 87
TALKING POINT______________________ 90
ON OUR FARMS______________ 91
LAND____________________________ 92
CLASSIFIED________________________ 93
FARMLIFE
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VOL. 131, NO. 7, AUGUST 1999
OPINION___________________________ 5
• NEWS_____________________________ 6
• BUSINESS 25
Brussels OKs big cereal export tonnage. July milk output surprise. Danish pig
throughput revised. Management matters — preparing for poorer dairy prospects.
• MARKETS__________________ 29
• STOCK & SALES 35
• LIVESTOCK 39
Pig price predicament — coping with the latest downturn p39. The eclipse —
researchers study how it affects cattle p40. May lambing — do the sums add
up? p42. Organic chicken production p44. Cutting costs for a viable future p45.
Phase feeding update p46. Dry cow management p47. Lleyn sheep open day
p48. Millennium bug warning p49. New products p50. Farmer Focus p51.
• ARABLE 53
NFU slams pesticide tax plans p53. Grass weed action 2000 — brome p54.
Farm-saved seed pleases growers p56. Monsanto rethinks seed treatment sales
p57. Wet weather hits wheats p58. OSR sowing guide p62. Millennium precision
farming p63. VarPlan: Winter barley, rape and first wheats p64. Farmer Focus p66.
STORES AND FINISHERS Pull-out guide to quality stock assurance.______
•MACHINERY 69
John Deere set to introduce the 9000 series tractors p69. Bad feelings caused
by alternative potato event. ATVs for Massey Ferguson camp? p70. Your chance
to vote for the Machinery Development of the Century p72. Ragwort puller p74.
FEATURES 76
Different ways to diversify your farm income p76. Farm waste comp winner p80.
• LETTERS__________________________ 83
• TALKING POINT______________________ 86
M ON OUR FARMS_______________________ 81
• LAND____________________________ 88
CLASSIFIED________________________ 89
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VOL. 131, NO. 8, AUGUST 1999
OPINION__________________________ 5
NEWS_____________________________ 6
BUSINESS 15
Wet harvesting weather brings cereal seed quality warning. Wayleave payments
bonus. Management matters — rain welcomed in Wales.
MARKETS__________________________ 21
STOCK & SALES_____________________ 27
LIVESTOCK 31
Sheep producers survive price lows p31. Coping with surplus calves p32. Opinion:
Should the sheep industry fundamentally change? p34. Bull proof results p36.
Milk Development Council Focus Centre report p38. Preparing for the millennium
at Easton Lodge p40. Improving lamb survival p41. Making Money Out of Beef —
Agenda 2000 and going organic p42. New products p44. Farmer Focus p45.
ARABLE 47
Quality fears spark seed wheat scares p47. Scottish potato demo points way to
future p48. Tackling grass weeds; variety list review p50. Harvest reports from
regions p52. Northern barometer farmer harvest update p53. Protein changes
p54. Potato Grower Challenge p56. VarPlan 2000 latest p57. Farmer Focus p58.
MACHINERY 61
GPS fears allayed. Case joins the high-clearance sprayer set p61. Tractor Driver
of the Year: Final report p62. Last chance to vote for the Machinery Development
of the Century p64. A novel approach to kit maintenance p66. New products p67.
LULIIVAIIUNp Free pull-out guide to cost-effective cultivations this autumn.
FEATURES 69
Country Car p69. Leadership skills p74. FW4x4 show p75. Letter from Illinois p76.
LETTERS_________________________ 78
TALKING POINT______________________ 81
ON OUR FARMS______________________ 82
CLASSIFIED AND COUNTRY PROPERTIES________ 83
LAND____________________________ 95
FARMLIFE
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VOL. 131, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 1999
OPINION___________________________ 5
NEWS_____________________________ 6
BUSINESS 17
Pros and cons of set-aside transfer. Direct sales quota holders urged to end
conversion confusion. UK potato area on the increase — what does it mean for
markets and prices? Milk prices reviewed. Management Matters: Organic feed costs.
MARKETS__________________________ 23
STOCK & SALES______________________ 29
LIVESTOCK 33
Antibiotic resistance update p33. New government transport proposals p34.
Minimising losses on cull ewe prices p36. European Dairy Farming Event preview
focuses on cost control clinic p38. Managing suckler cow condition p39. Sheep
open day p40. Winter Feeding Special: GM-free feeds; storage; straights prices;
vitamin E confusion p41. Win an £18,000 diet feeder p46. Farmer Focus p47.
ARABLE 49
Potato harvest brings in quality p49. Weather-hit crops prompt seed concerns
p50. Novel soil service maps fields on move p52. Glyphosate booster brings
benefits p54. Potato Grower Challenge finalist profile from Norfolk p56. Harvest
boost over dry weekend — regional reports p58. Western barometer farmer
harvest update p59. VarPlan 2000 latest p60. Farmer Focus p66.
4X4 EVENT PREVIEWyour pun-out guide to FW's 4x4 event on Sept 11/12.
MACHINERY 69
Telehandlers now in same tax class as agricultural tractors p69. Diesel-fired soil
steriliser p70. First drive: 135hp Valmet 8350 p71. Root Harvesting Special
including report from British Potato '99. Self-propelled potato harvester review p73.
POWER FARING________________________ 78
LETTCRS__________________________ 87
TALKING POINT_______________________ 90
ONOURFAR^S______________________ 91
LAND____________________________ 92
CLASSIFIED________________________ 93
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FARMERS WEEKLY
VOL. 131 , NO. 10 , 1999
OPINION 5
NEWS 6
BUSINESS 21
MARKETS 25
STOCK& SALES 31
LIVESTOCK 35
ARABLE 49
ARABEL FOCUS
MACHINERY 69
FEATURES 77
LETTERS 83
TALKING POINT 85
ON OUR FARMS 86
LAND 87
CLASSIFIED 88
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FARMERS WEEKLY
VOL. 131, NO. 11 , 1999
OPINION 5
NEWS 8
BUSINESS 21
MARKETS 28
STOCKS SALES 33
LIVESTOCK 37
ARABLE 53
MACHINERY 71
FEATURES 82
LETTERS 84
TALKING POINT 86
ON OUR FARMS 87
LAND 88
CLASSIFIED 89
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VOL. 131, NO. 12, SEPTEMBER 1999
OPINION___________________________ 5
• NEWS____________________________ 6
• BUSINESS 19
Milling wheat imports are on the climb. Dairy Crest shareholders push for
recognition. Industrial oilseed payment pledge. Rent review advice for tenants.
• MARKETS_________________________ 25
• STOCK & SALES__________________ 31
LIVESTOCK 35
Coping with plunging hill profitability p35. Do new fungicides affect straw and grain
nutrition? p36. Mill and mixing — cutting dust concerns p38. Boost hill profitability
p40. Cattle fertility conference p42. Lice in sheep p44. Lift beef quality p45. High
index rams p46. Maize competition p47. New products p48. Farmer Focus p49.
COMPETITION 50
Another chance to help a child in need and win a £70,000 JCB Fastrac tractor.
• ARABLE 51
Bankruptcy hits spud sector p51. Potato 99 demo — fogging advice, supermarket
rethink p52. Beating blackgrass p56. One-man plan in Salop p57. Horticultural
developments p58. Harvest round-up p59. Novel crops p60. Hemp potential p61.
Pest control special: grain storage p62; slugs p64; birds p65. Farmer Focus p66.
DAIKY EVLNT Your pull-out guide to Europe's premier dairy farming show.
• MACHINERY 69
SDF reduces retail combine prices. South Korean tractors set for UK debut p69.
Potato 99: US-built flame desiccator, Grimme self-propelled harvester p70.
Pearson Megastar de-stoner p72. Arcusin bale handler p74. New products p78.
FEATURES 76
Farm inventions competition p76. Country Car p77. School milk campaign p80.
• LETTERS_________________________ 83
• TALKING POINT______________________ 86
• ON OUR FARMS_____________________ 87
• LAND____________________________ 88
CLASSIFIED_______________________ 89
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FARMERS WEEKLY
VOL .131, No. 13, SEPTEMBER 1999
OPINION 5
NEWS 6
BUSINESS 23
MARKETS 29
STOCK & SALES 35
LIVESTOCK 39
ARABLE 55
MACHINERY 73
POWER FARMING 86
COMPETITION 91
FEATURES 92
TALKING POINT 99
ON OUR FARMS 100
COUNTRY PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFIED 101
LAND 115
FARMERS WEEKLY
VOL. 31, No. 21, NOVEMBER 1999
CONTENTS
COVER STORIES
Additives: Proof of the pudding puH-otit guide. Grain 99 and Farm IT p63. What's
on offer at the Scottish Winter Fair p90. Leading country properties pl25,
OPINION__________________________ 5
NEWS____________________________ 6
BUSINESS 21
Dairy Crest results. Rent reviews show little change. Farm income figures suggest
marked improvement is possible. Management Matters — organic milk marketing
concerns. Slaughter premium confusion. Farmer predictions wide of the mark.
MARKETS__________________________ 29
STOCKS SALES______________________ 35
LIVESTOCK 39
BCMS — accelerated herd coverage concerns p39. Latest international dairy bull
proof run results p40. HLCA reform p42. Marketing for better profits p44. Beef
bull testing station p45. Scottish sheep conference p46. Is falling profitability
affecting welfare? p47. Progesterone testing boosts herd fertility p48. Home-
grown protein p50. Heifer rearing p51- New products p52. Farmer Focus p53.
ARABLE 55
Explaining GM crops to consumers; HGCA cereal quality survey p55. Integrate to
accumulate; new herbicides announced at Brighton p56. Stewardship key to Buy
British campaign p58. Changes aplenty for barometer farmer in Scotland p59.
Researchers provide wheat quality pointers p60. Bedfordia sets cereal growing
benchmarks; linseed seed set to be short p61. Grain 99/Farm IT preview:
including exhibitor listings, instore advice and tT prospects p63. Farmer Focus p76,
FORAGE ADDITIVES Your comprehensive pull-out guBde to forage additives'
MACHINERY 79
Case/New Holland merger finalised p79. Contractor Comment: Re-assessing
machinery purchases p80. A second look at new machinery at Agritechnica p82.
FEATURES 85
Country Car goes European p85. Scottish National Winter Fair preview p90,
LETTERS__________________________ 93
TALKING POINT______________________ 95
ON OUR FRMS_______________________ 96
LAND_____________________________ 91
CLASSIFIED 98
FARMERS WEEKLY
VOL. 131 NO. 23, DEC 1999
CONTENTS
COVER STORIES
Topical tips for Beef and Sheep South West p42. Testing times for GM crops
pQe. Vita! advice for farm insurance p72. Welsh Winter Fair preview p78.
OPINION___________________________ 5
NEWS____________________________ 6
BUSINESS 19
Bank sounds strong I warning- Tenants urged to take action to reduce rents.
Trade warns of fertiliser delivery problems. East Midlands farm incomes revealed.
MARKETS_________________________ 27
STOCKS SALES_______________________ 33
LIVESTOCK 37
Hill farming — surviving low profitability p37. Managing mastitis — MDC focus
centre report p38. British Grassland Society winter meeting p40. Farm IT report
p41. Bath and West winter fair round-up p42. A promising future for lupins? p44.
Scottish winter fair report p46. Store lamb management p48. Farmer Focus p49.
ARABLE 51
Undane alternative for spring oilseed pest control p51. Cool storage guide
launched at Grain 99 p52. Growth stage dilemma for early-sown wheats p54.
Baffling blackgrass in Northants p55. GM Crops Special: UK prospects p56; US
sowing plans p57; UK farmer backs GM trials p58; Canadian osr experience p59;
GM technology hopes p62^ supermarket attitudes pS3. Farmer Focus p64.
MACHINERY 67
Same Deutz-Fahr expands the tractor range p67. Grain and IT event report: Grain
pumps proliferate, latest computer technology for agricultural applications p68.
First Drive: Renault's 815RZ gets the first drive treatment p70.
COMPOmON 71
Enter FW's annual photographic competition and win one of six £100 prizes.
FEATURES 72
Farm insurance special including: Ways to cut costs without reducing cover; the
importance of keeping your insurer informed p72. Welsh winter fair p78.
LETTERS_________________________ 81
TALKING POINT_______________________ 83
ON OUR FARMS_______________________ 84
LAND____________________________ 85
CLASSIFIED_________________________ 86
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