Better Farming January 2005 Selected Articles Behind The Lines Short Takes Cover Story Four Families Find Success Off The Commodity Treadmill Feature Artichokes: Ontario couple takes on the competition from California StateSide A dubious milestone for U.S. agriculture - no more ag export surplus see page 56 The Hill Andy Mitchell's big challenge - and big political risk - putting Easter on farm income Better Decisions Making the transition from vegetables to agri-entertainment Crops: The Lynch File Make your motto ' rotation, rotation, rotation' Crops: Seedbed Probing the mysteries of what's happening under the snow: There is so much unknown Rural Roots Hitching a ride with the cream man

Power at Work Anaerobic digesters prove their worth in Ontario Beef "Beef Connections" unites farmers and consumers Dairy CanWest DHI will soon offer a milk test for Johne's disease Retractable roofs pay off for London Dairy Pork Your manure spill contingency list should include a vacuum tanker Weather A wind atlas to help choose the best sites for new windmill installations Environment For your New Year's Resolution, be proactive, not reactive on environmental issues Letter From Europe Premiums for European farmers sound good, but they come with a catch