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As the maize harvest approaches, Hannah Park takes a look at a major insect pest which could have an impact on UK crops in the future.

An ’ecosystem of disadvantage’ is severely affecting young peoples’ decisions to live and work rurally, or to relocate, a report from the Rural Youth Project (RYP) has found.

Finally, the grass is recovering. It is at least an improvement to see our fields at home green again, having just spent a week in the Highlands of Scotland and north of England and seen grass galore up there.

The NHS could save an estimated £2.1 billion a year in treatment costs through universal access to natural environments, the chief executive of the Environment Agency (EA), Sir James Bevan, has said.

The NFU has hit back at Defra Secretary George Eustice’s claim that a no-deal Brexit will be a ‘good outcome’ for the UK.

In a normal year, mid-September is the time when eyes are cast towards the end of the agricultural show season.

The Royal Bath and West Society has announced the cancellation of this year’s Dairy Show due to the ongoing global pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Defra is planning to introduce a new ‘stepping stone’ scheme to bridge the gap between BPS and ELMs, but it should not weaken the resolve to introduce a long-term policy, or delay the timetable, says Vicki Hird, head of sustainable farming at Sustain.

Backing British farming is a verb – not a day for passive praise or casual thanks. MPs must prove they back British farmers all year round, says Labour’s Shadow Defra Secretary Luke Pollard.