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Nearing the end of an extraordinary season, we can count ourselves lucky Covid-19 has affected our working lives much less than many. But then again, we have the weather to contend with.

With no oilseed rape or winter barley in the ground I was not expecting an early start to harvest and that is how it looks at the moment.

The Neill family from Thornington Farm, Northumberland, milks 320 British Friesian cows and has invested heavily in the dairy enterprise over the past decade.

As I write, combines in our area are making their first tentative starts into this year’s harvest.

Both the UK and Welsh Governments are taking steps to cut red tape for farmers after the Brexit transition period ends, proving that leaving the EU can reduce our bureaucratic burden, says Janet Finch-Saunders, Welsh Conservative Shadow Rural Affairs Minister.

The Government must fund more farmer-led research to ensure the industry becomes more resilient after leaving the EU, says Liz Bowles, associate director for farming and land use at the Soil Association.

I still care about Brexit, but not as much as I did before the coronavirus made me rethink my priorities, says ag recruiter Phil Garnham.

With egg consumption rocketing, but a lack of workers in the egg sector, a collaboration is launching a course to attract new blood. Jez Fredenburgh reports.

International agribusiness consulting firm AbacusBio is using science to tackle some of the environmental challenges facing the global agricultural industry.

Co-products from the food and beverage industry are a crucial component to dairy and beef diets on one Buckinghamshire farm.