1.   British farmers, particularly those producing lamb, are very worried.

2.   British farmers are growing too few varieties of the main food crops, according to research by the Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Environment Alliance.

3.   First response from British farmers has been excellent.

4.   And even when the restrictions are eventually lifted, British farmers will again have to struggle to regain the domestic and export markets lost to foreign competitors.

5.   A simple test developed in the U.S. might soon allow British farmers to identify cattle infected with mad cow disease.

6.   British farmers are among the keenest to buy U.S. sperm.

7.   British farmers have lost thousand of animals, which have had to be slaughtered to curb the spread of the disease.

8.   Cockbain is one of thousands of British farmers whose future is in doubt as foot-and-mouth disease continues to spread among livestock here.

9.   Even before this crisis, British farmers were committing suicide at a rate of one a week, the government estimates.

10.   For many British farmers, the foot-and-mouth disease threatens to end their way of life.