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Provides information on several commercial farms owned by the British farming magazine "Farmers Weekly." Crops at the farm located in Easton Lodge; Number of finishers being marketed by the breeder/finisher pig unit a year at Easton Lodge; Composition of the soil at the farm located in Sacrewell Lodge.

Discusses the condition of oilseed rape crops in England, with regard to the concerns raised by its harvest in 2004. Crop yields of Hants-based Robin Appel; Quality of crops at Camgrain stores; Nitrogen target and estimated yield for the crop at a farm owned by Robert Fison in Cambridgeshire. INSET: Winter barley weighs well.

Presents information on Framework for Change (F4C), a project launched in Great Britain response to the Curry Commission report on "The Future of Farming and Food." Aim of the project; Information on the business of F4C chairman Tony Cooke; Components of the project.

Profiles Michael Donnachie, the 2004 Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year contest organized by Tom Robinson, application specialist of England-based Syngenta Crop Protection. Qualities of spraying achievement that led to the decision of the judges to choose Donnachie as the winner; Crops that are grown by Donnachie on his farm; Features of the Sands SAM SLC4000 boom sprayer being used by Donnachie.

Reports that both sprayer and fertiliser spreader have been working flat out at farms in Great Britain to catch up on the backlog of work held up by wet weather in late April and early May. Information on the N Sensor; Reason the variable application rate was allowed; Crop that has been top-dressed with a first application of nitrogen applied by the traditional uniform method.

Reports on the establishment of beetle banks at Cranborne farms in Great Britain. Benefit of beetle banks to farms; Crops preferred by the predatory beetles; Role of rotation in avoiding the pestilence of Zabrus beetles.

Focuses on the problems facing Yorks farmer Henry Watson in relation to the farm assurance verification in Great Britain. Notions about the grain assurance visit initiatives; Cost of having farm sprayer tested under the Voluntary Initiative; Background of his farm.

Reports that drilling of Kahuna marrowfat peas for CI seed comes to an end at Proctor Brothers' Onlsow Farm in Great Britain. Result of combining Kahuna and Kabuki peas.

Relates the experience of Brian Rutterford in planting Miscanthus biomass grass on his farm near Mildenhall, England. Reason he is prompted to look at alternative crops; Qualities of the grass; Amount of grant earned by the farm from the Energy Crops Scheme.

Reports that the implementation of the single farm payment is a priority for the British National Farmers' Union combinable crops board in 2004. Other priorities cited.

Presents an update on the Easton Lodge arable farm of "Farmers Weekly" as of March 18, 2004. Rainfall received by the farm from January to February 2004; Amount of nitrogen applied to farm crops in February 2004; Staff members of the farm.

Features Berwick Grove, a farm owned by Alastair Home-Roberts in Shropshire, England. Main crop of the farm; Agricultural machinery used in the farm; Fuel savings. INSET: Innovation essential for profit.

Reports on the change in Nitrate Vulnerable Zone regulations in Great Britain. Decline in the limit for nitrogen applications; Percentage of farms where the ruling has been applied.

Focuses on Partridge Hill Farm, winner of the Farmcare FWAG Silver Lapwing award, near Doncaster in Great Britain. Objective of the award; Crops of the farm; Information on the farming strategy of the farm.

The article reports on the visit of Chinese delegates to the Grain/Farm iT event at Stoneleigh. The group's visit fueled speculation that China will be coming on to the wheat market with a large order book in 2004.

Focuses on the Settled Estates of Sir Richard Sutton near Market Rasen, Lincs, Great Britain. Size of the estate; Crops of the estate; Farm soil types of the estate.

Reports on the impact of the dry summer season on the cost of cultivating carrots at the Hall Farm in Great Britain in 2003. Efforts of Tim Hardstaff to restore poltyhene to cover his carrot crop; Way to address the shortage of straw used in cultivating carrots; Savings from irrigation.

Focuses on the weather conditions in farmlands in England for the week ended October 16, 2003. Rainfall in September 2003; Sugar beet harvest results; Droughts at the Easton Lodge arable farm in Lincs.

Deals with the impact of the dry weather on the small cider apple crop of Le Mont Hardy. Expected total production; Reason behind the decision of buyers not to take any more apples.

Deals with the spud bruising problems of the potato crops of JC Martin Grandford Farm. Reason behind the early harvesting of crops; Implications of high dry matter for the potato crops.

Introduces the Field Focus, a crop-recording software from the periodical "Farmer Weekly." Advantages of the software; Subscription fee for the software.

Focuses on the Co-Ordinated Growing Systems (COGS) of the firm Dalgety Arable used by Throws Farm in Essex, England in growing new cereal varieties.

Reports on the consequences for growers who skipped take-all disease seed treatment in the season as of July 2003. Root infection seen between varieties left unprotected in Throw Farm trials; Response to treatment.

Reports on the aid cheques that will be given for arable farmers. Rise in payments; Issue that will continue to affect farm profits.

Relates the cropping plans of Chris Dowse, estate manager at Sir Richard Sutton's Settled Estates in England, for 2004. Crop varieties considered by Dowse; Revision to the estate's budget; Impact of the negotiations on the common agricultural policy reform in Europe.

Reports on the selling of High Fen Farm, part of a portfolio of assets owned by Henry Thompson (Littleport) Farms Ltd. in Norfolk, England. Price of the farm; Size of the farm; Crops of the farm; Attractions of the farm.

Features James Fuggle, owner of Chessons Farm in Wadhurst, East Sussex, England and a finalist in the FW/Nitram Ferlitiser Award 2003. Crops of the farm; Details on the ferlitizer program of the farm; Information on the water reservoir of the farm.

Wheat, conservation-grade oats and potatoes are main crops on the 220ha of clay loam arable land of John Best farms in England. Backward crops of both wheat and oats have been top dressed with 38kg/ha of liquid N, but, in this unexpected dry spell, calcium nitrate would have been a better choice. Victor spring beans have been drilled at 300kg/ha with a target plant population of 40 plants/sq m and 2 litres/ha of simazine applied pre-emergence.

Reports on farmer Matthew Dale's farm which is in partnership with his brother Paul Dale in Cornwall, England. Domination of combinable crops in the farm; Measures taken to supplement sulphur deficiency in the soil; Efforts of farmers to maintain the farm.

Features the White Hall Farm, Hampton Bishop in Herefordshire, England. Considerations for the farm; Main combinable crops; Mean annual rainfall.

Focuses on the winter barley harvest for 2002 at the farm in Easton Lodge in England. Effect of weather on the quality of barley; Application of autumn nitrogen and trace elements; Average price of barley; Reason for the increase in the area sown to barley.

Focuses on the farming business of farmer Andrew Martin at his Chapel Farm in Romney Marsh in England. Disadvantages of the location of the farm; Size of the farm estate; Type of crops planted on the farm.

Reports on the potential impact of sulphur deficiency on several farms in Great Britain.

Reports the profitability of farms in Yorks and Cleveland region in England in 2000 and 2001, according to a report from Askham Bryan College. Details of crop output; Performance of livestock producers; Breakdown of total farm output.

Offers suggestions on agricultural congresses in Great Britain in June 2002. Observation on crop prices; Views on farm incomes.

Presents information on the farm forestry activities of Ian Duncan Miller at the family's Tirinie farm in Perthshire, Scotland. Size of the farm; Prices of lambs; Main arable crop.

Provides information on a farm in Shropshire, England. Types of crops sown on the farm; Farming techniques employed by the farm; Description of the farm's soil structure.