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The article reports that some form of cover for agricultural trailers is becoming common place to secure loads or protect them from the elements and contamination. It mentions that the Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) rules for commercial hauliers and forms part of the Red Tractor OT (off-farm transport) regulations, which have been revised to require the membership number and individual trailer identity number to be displayed on the rear and sides of the trailer.

The article reports on the importance of upgrading the crop intake system when improving a grainstore or planning a new one. It claims that the intake should correspond with the capacity of the crop storage and drying facilities in order to achieve smooth operation of the facility. It examines the projects at the Creslow Manor Farm in Buckinghamshire, England and Calmsden Farms near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England as examples.