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All this week Farming Today will be talking about insects. Their role as pollinators is essential to agriculture, although when they're pests they are less welcome. In this programme Charlotte Smith talks to Matt Shardlow, chief executive of the invertebrate charity Buglife, to ask how insects are faring at present. We also hear about insects as a possible source of food for both livestock and humans.

The UK imports about 2.7 million tonnes of soya every year, most of which is used in livestock feed. Some of it comes from countries where deforestation is a serious threat. Farmers are now trying to produce more of it here in the UK, but it's a tricky crop to grow successfully. Reporter Emily Hughes meets arable farmer Ally Hunter Blair in Herefordshire to hear about his experiences of growing soya.

Today we find out who our next Prime Minister will be. Charlotte Smith asks about the policies of the two candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, when it comes to food production and farming. She talks to Abi Kay from Farmers Guardian.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Emma Campbell