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Farm show bans cattle and sheep amid outbreak
Release date 2026.08.14

An agricultural show will not feature any cattle, sheep or goats this year as cases of the potentially deadly bluetongue rise.
The latest Defra figures show there are 190 cases in Devon, and 72 in Cornwall.

Dry weather damages farmers' potato crops
Release date 2026.08.13

It comes as the Met Office said this summer is on course to be the UK's hottest on record. It has also been the driest July in both England and Wales since records began in 1836.

Potentially deadly bluetongue livestock virus found in Scotland for first time
Release date 2026.08.12

The potentially deadly bluetongue virus has been recorded in livestock in Scotland for the first time.
A single case of the virus was detected in a single sheep on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway last week.