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Presents information on the benchmarking scheme at the Red Meat Industry Forum in Great Britain in 2004. Purpose; Creation of an identity for Easton Lodge; Performance of Easton Lodge.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of growing crops and filing for the Standard Practice Statement (SPS) in Lancashire, England.

The article reports on a set of policies for rural areas unveiled by Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell in the paper "A Fair Future for Rural England." It says that the policies include badger culling in tuberculosis (TB) hotspot areas and clawing back support from CAP millionaires. It states that the paper highlighted that 20% of rural citizens are living in poverty.

Reports on the profitability of the archive storage and retrieval business of farmer Simon McCowen in Hants, England. Establishment of the Box-It business; Conversion of farm building to a paper-handling and storage facility; Services of the archive storage company.

The article reports that some farmers are expected to make a last-minute filing of common agricultural policy (CAP) Basic Payment applications, with eligible farmers in England due to start their Basic Payment Scheme paper form applications.

The article reports on the consultation paper published by Great Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) for England and Wales. It reveals the government's efforts to bring farming in line with other areas of the economy and make it easier for employees to receive annual salaries. Critics claim that the plan will actually add to the bureaucratic burden of many smaller farmers.

The article looks at the benefits of evaluating cattle bedding material according to father and son team William and Stuart Peile of Moorthwaite Farm in Cumbria, England. The decision to evaluate bedding material was prompted by the high level of mastitis in their herd. Farm bedding previously consisted of sawdust and lime. The Peiles opted for a 95% dry matter kiln-dried paper bedding. William claims that the bedding has reduced cell count levels.

The article discusses the impact of bedding material on the level of mastitis in a herd based on the observations of father and son William and Stuart Peile at their Moorthwaite Farm in Cumbria, England. The farmers discovered that the type of bedding influenced cell counts among cows. They tried a 95% dry matter kiln dried paper bedding to control cell count. Envirosystems consultant Paul Rogerson noted that clean and comfortable cubicles will help improve milk yields.

Presents a forecast on the cost of farmers' compliance with the proposed single farm payment (SFP) measures in England, as of April 2004. Details of the publication of a consultation paper regarding the SFP measures; Penalty for noncompliance; Significance of the measures in improving farm management.

Steeping wheatfeed and sugar beet pulp (SBP) together can increase the availability of the essential mineral phosphorus in liquid diets for pigs, suggests research at the University of Plymouth's Seale Hayne campus in Plymouth, England. The steeping process activates endogenus phytase in the wheatfeed that hydrolyse phytase in SBP when mixed at a ratio of 70: 30 (wheatfeed: SBP), according to a paper at BSAS. In a stimulated pig diet containing 60% wheat, 30% SBP and 10% wheatfeed, researchers found that 90% of the total phosphorus contained in the feed was released in this manner.

Reports that farmers in South Downs, England are urged to comment on plans to designate South Downs as a national park. Consultation paper published by the Countryside Agency on the proposal; Comments from Shaun Leavey, the National Farmers' Union south east regional director.

In this article the author, who farms at Ewerby Thorpe Farm near Sleaford, Lincolnshire in England, talks about his plan to use technologies and a whiteboard for managing his farm activities. He mentions that he will use an iPad computer to update all crop and field record in real-time manner, and a whiteboard with a farm map superimposed on it for managing cropping plans. Also mentioned is about his concern for blackgrass-infested winter crops.

The article focuses on the RT400 log splitter offered by Oxdale of Derbyshire, England. It notes that the log splitters have their own generator. The log splitter is an enhanced trailer-mounted version suited to splitting on site that does not need a tractor. Also cited is the double chamfered and hardened splitting wedge of the RT400.

The article highlights the mobile wood-processing service provided by Timber Resources owned by Robin Carter in England. The company uses a LogLogic band saw to cut timbers. Carter considers English hardwoods as some of the finest timbers. Cut and thickness determine the value of a timber. According to furniture maker Simon James who hired Timber Resources, the skill of a miller is significant in cutting timber.

Focuses on the organic vegetable box marketing strategy of organic farmer Andrew Dennis of Lincolnshire, England. Background on the scheme; Organic products offered by the farmer.