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As the continuing dry weather affects both forage stocks and available grazing, keeping heifers on track to calve at 24 months while at grass can be challenging

Cases confirmed since August 11 include sheep in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire; cattle in Hampshire; and farmed deer in East Sussex

A round up of this week's sales including from Carlisle, Lockerbie, Hawes and Bentham

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: John Kushnick, legal operations director at National Accident Helpline

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian are carrying out a survey to understand livestock farmers' thoughts on vaccinating for bluetongue and how the disease might be impacting trade on-farm

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

The 2025 Agri-Tech Innovator of the Year finalists are all accelerating the growth of an exciting sector, providing a wealth of support and solutions to farming practices

The 2025 Agricultural Student of the Year finalists are a group of exceptional young farmers, who are successfully progressing their learning and careers inside and outside of university

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Phil Stocker - chief executive of the National Sheep Association