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With over 370 calves entered at the 14th Stars of the Future calf show, it was another successful year for the event

"Everyone knew who Islwyn was"

Flying marquees, broken tents and a collapsed stone wall – how true Yorkshire grit ensured a showground blasted by Storm Lilian was able to put on a show to remember

Anna Griffiths and her pink Ford Dexta raised £500 for Dementia UK at the Marston Steam and Vintage Show, with the help of Clarkson’s Farm stars Gerald Cooper and Alan the builder

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

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

Take a look at the picture highlights from this year's event

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 400 agricultural shows that cover the UK are at the core of the rural community, but as times change, shows are evolving and future-proofing themselves for the next generation. Ellie Layton reports.

Well-known cow man, David Hastings, will take to the centre of the ring at this year's Royal Highland show as inter-breed dairy judge