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Narrates the author's experiences concerning a visit of an ADAS dairy inspector in Devon, England. Milking routine; Rating of mastitis detectors; Point system; Cell counts.

Presents information on dairy policies for milk quota increasing and decreasing. Disadvantages of these policicies; Information on the leasing.

Opinion. Comments on the South West Dairy Show, 1996. Weather conditions on the day of the show; Prizes given at the show; Inclusion of animal welfare in the criteria for the competition.

Opinion. Looks at one small farmer's endeavor to run a small dairy farm in the United Kingdom. Describes her present work on the farm; Advantages of the sunny weather; Effects of not producing enough forage.

Opinion. Comments on the feeding of cattle. Publicity of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy crisis; Use of hay for feeding during the summer; Use of silage; Advice from Mike Warren, an agricultural consultant; Calving of cows.

Provides insights on dairy farming in Great Britain. Cutting of grass as silage for cows; Milk production; Growth of maize crop; Foot trimming session for cows; Putting of heifers in cubicles for milking in the winter.

Reports on developments related to dairy farming in Devon, England. May 1996 weather's impact on silage harvest season; Late arrival of sunny weather.

Discusses the author's experience with dairying in Devon. Problems encountered with the slow growth of grass; Correlation between diet and the cows' health; Effect of grass silage feeding on butterfat content of the milk produced by the cows; Encounter with the dry cow with milk fever; Experience with antibiotic withdrawal and milk testing.

Reports on developments in the dairy industry in Devon, England. Decision to expand the milking herd by leasing in quota; Financial performance of the industry; Options on the inputs and outputs; Election of the author into the Devon Country Council Farms.

Focuses on milk production in Devon, Great Britain in winter 1995. Use of maize for feeding; Problem with quotas; Concern over the end of the author's tenancy; Need to get people into farming.

Focuses on the author's business relation with Taw Valley Creamery. Supplying of milk as members of Mid Devon Milk Producers; Capacity of Taw Valley in producing dairy products; Scope of the contract.

Presents the author's view on dairy farming. How she got started; Help received; Problems encountered; Adjustments made.

Relates author's dairy farming experience in Devon, England. Contract with the Taw Valley Creamery; Decision as to whom to sell their farm's milk; Effect of the farm business tenancy on author's dairy farm.

Reports on the author's dairying practices and difficulties in Devon, England. Cow feeds storage; Responsibilities in producing good and clean dairy products.

Comments on events affecting the dairy farm industry in Devon, England as of October 1995. Impact of rain on grass seed germination; Silage availability for winter.

Reports on developments in dairy farming in Devon, England. Drought; Maize production; Calving; Breeding plan for 1996; Insemination.

Opinion. Discusses the author's experience with dairy farming in Devon, England. Jill Larcombe's 28 hectares county council starter farm with 30 Holstein Friesians and 100 milking sheep; Quality of silage; Growth of maize and turnip; Cell counts for cows.

Opinion. Describes the author's experiences as a dairy farmer in a county council starter farm at Cullompton, Devon in Great Britain. Holstein Friesians and a flock of milking sheep; Heatwave in the summer months; Visit from a mastitis consultant; Query over pre-dipping techniques; Infection from two old cows; Herd improvement practices.

Deals with dairy farming in Devon, England. Importance of a veterinarian to a farm; Visit from a Genus mastitis consultant.

Presents the author's reflections regarding dairy farming in Devon, England. Cleaning of cows' loose housing; Problems with cell counts; Leasing of Roger ewe quota for 1993 and 1994.

Reports on the status of dairying in Devon, Great Britain. Removal of incentive to expand milk production; Alteration of cows' feeding; Improvement on milk quality; Necessity of progressing into a farm with a larger quota.

Features the author's views on various aspects of dairy farming in Devon, England. Milk sales; Silage; Reseeding; Frustrations; Plans and expectations.

Narrates the author's experiences concerning dairy farming in Devon, Great Britain. Milk supply and pasteurization; Calves as by-product; Changes concerning silage; Drawback of feeding round-bale silage.

Opinion. Describes the experiences of the author in dairy farming. Tribute to David Shead, former editor of the `Dairy Farming' periodical; Rewards of milking and a twin Holstein Friesian heifer calves; Need to modernize old cows; Recommendations for expanding in dairy farming; Difficulties the author experienced in dairy farming; Complaints of monotony in the lab and the office.