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Presents news briefs on arable farming as of October 2004. Percentage of Scottish fields which have exceeded the recommended treatment threshold for wheat bulb fly infestation; Absence of the evidence of breakdown in the defenses of rhizomania tolerant sugar beet; Forecast on the crop harvest by the Ukrainian government.

The article presents news brief related to farming from Scotland. Easter Kilwhiss Farm grows cereals, vegetables and brassicas alongside a 300-head suckler herd. Q Fife is one of Scotland's foremost farming counties that produce about 15% of the Scottish wheat crop and about 5% of its oilseed rape and barley.

The article provides information on the author's farming operation at the Cornceres Farm in Fife, Scotland. According to him, most people in the area are satisfied with harvest yields, prices and weather that lasted through sowing. He claims that they are benefiting from their riband wheat year-over-year.

The article discusses the developments in the operation of the Strathmore Farming Co. in Angus, Scotland. The farm is part of the Strathmore Estate, which is owned by the Earl of Strathmore. The farm is managed by farms director David Soutar. Among the arable crops grown at the farm are spring and winter barley, wheat, and brassica vegetables.

The author offers updates on his arable farms in Scottish Borders, Scotland. He relates that he and his peers had completed their job for the month of May in advance which include catching up with late plantings, top dressing and turnip sowing. He says that he had sold his wheat at better price than in 2006. He recounts that his friend was killed by a forklift while feeding cattle alone.

The author describes the status of his arable farm and farm business in Kelso, Scotland. According to him, the prices of wheat is better than the past year. He says that he decided to not change the planned rotation and plant wheat. He mentions that the factors that led farmers to dairying are the size of the farms and their land limits.

The article reports on good harvest achieved by Leckerstone Farm in Dunfermline, Scotland. Almost 70% of the 437 hectares of winter wheat were put on sale according to farm owner John Hutcheson. Hutcheson says that the recent rain was very useful for the rape. It is said that good yields were produced by winter barley and oilseed rape.