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The authors, who run a herd of Aberdeen Angus cross cows in Wales, relate their application for the Organic Farming scheme which according to them is still on hold. According to them, they have been told to await a project officer who is about to visit the land, acknowledge the maps and make an agreement. They have also sold some breeding heifers locally.

The article presents an update on a livestock farm in Powys, Wales. The farm owners had their first organic inspection. The new challenge is to live by the book of rules called "Welsh Organic Scheme UK13." It has becoming essential bedtime reading for the farm owners, who are new entrants, as they struggle to think organic at every turn.