UK Farm Policy & Health: Farmers in Dumfriesshire are watching bluetongue spread after heat and drought, with calls for practical herd-health planning rather than blanket compulsory vaccination. Animal Health & Movement Rules: Scotland has updated bluetongue livestock movement rules, while Sussex farmers are urged to vaccinate as cases rise. Farm Business & Skills: The Oswin Project has expanded its prison bakery at HMP Northumberland, adding places for inmates to gain food-safety and baking qualifications, with ingredients sourced locally where possible. Regenerative Farming & Drink Industry: Hawkstone and Wildfarmed have launched Hawkstone Wildthing Lager, scaling a regenerative-farming story across Tesco, pubs and direct-to-consumer. Rural Planning Pressure: A Welsh family running Roots Farm in a caravan has been told they can’t live there beyond a further 12-month reprieve, despite the land being used for agriculture. Food Security & Supply Chain Risk: Growers warn water shortages are threatening Britain’s food security, as drought impacts forage and yields. Mental Health in Agriculture: The Hawkstone Farmers Choir has donated £100,000 to rural mental health and farming charities, including Mind and the Farming Community Network. Livestock Breeding & Shows: Windleden Farm’s young tup and family-run moorland flock are building show success, with local classes and young handlers in focus.