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

Poultry and game bird keepers in England face increased welfare measures in order to minimise scale of outbreak

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

Former NFU Cornwall county-chair Bridget Whell has written on bTB, how the disease can devastate farm businesses, and if farmer-led research into a badger vaccine could be the answer moving forward

The Nature Friendly Farming Network chief executive has written on the need to improve water quality in agriculture and why a food system which values environmental outcomes as much as yield is vitally important moving forward

Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies writes on how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget changes to APR and BPR is leading to the quiet demise of generational family farming

Agricultural chaplain for Suffolk Graham Miles writes on mental health in farming, how issues surrounding political uncertainty have affected well-being, his letter to Sir Keir Starmer, and his relentless effort to support farmers 24-7

Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth writes for Farmers Guardian on the heartbreak of animal disease on-farm, such as bovine TB, and how years of hard work can be compromised by a single positive test

Defra has confirmed the full £150 million has been allocated with over 8,000 applications in under 5 weeks

Could a badger vaccine be more effective than badger culling?