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Vol 18 - 1    Spring 2009
Publication date: May 8, 2009
Pages: 48, full colour

All editorial, no advertising

This issue contains:

Arable - 14 "made it myself" cost cutting ideas specifically for arable and tillage farmers
Livestock - 10 ways livestock farmers have developed to cut costs
Equine - 3 "made it myself" ideas to make chore work easier
Grassland - 3 ideas specific to grass management that cut costs, raise efficiency
General farming - 10 "made it myself" ideas for everyone is farming
Workshop tips and ideas - 18 novel ideas for plasma cutters; pipe benders and many more
Financial focus - diversification pitfalls and perks

 
***** Farm IDEAS has been providing farmers with innovative cost cutting ideas for the past 17 years, and many of these reduce the environmental impact. Modifying an existing machine in a farm yard so it works better saves the cost, in cash and environmental terms, of scrapping and replacing.  See the Environment Index for bio-gas, wind and hydro electric built by farmers.

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Modified May 25, 2009



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May 18, 2009

BBC Countryfile criticises sheep farmers for not vaccinating against blue tongue

John Craven needs to ask questions as well as putting forward his own opinion



It's interesting that John Craven restricted his interviews in last
Sunday's Countryfile piece over Blue Tongue to farmers who were not
really able to express the reason for their reluctance to vaccinate.
What they said, asked on the hop, was that BT was some distance away,
and that few if any breeding stock were imported to their area

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