A round-up of this week's sales including from Welshpool, Darlington, J36 and Norton and Brooksbank

A bid of £8,500 topped the sale of exhibition cattle at Thainstone for a Limousin cross heifer from J. Robertson and Son, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry. Scaling 495kgs, the second prize winner in the haltered section sold to an undisclosed buyer

The 2025 Arable Farmer of the Year finalists have been selected because the judges recognised their ongoing versatility and ability to navigate fluctuating commodity prices, unpredictable weather and evolving legislation, while continuing to achieve a profitable, sustainable business

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Defra Secretary Steve Reed discusses changing the way farmers work with water and managing the impact of climate change

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

Grass has an import role in UK agriculture, so how can it be made more resilient in the face of climate change?

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

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