On Monday, organic farming charity the Soil Association published a report into increased maize production in the UK, which warns that the crop could threaten future production and food security.

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• the removal of all subsidies available for AD digesters fuelled in whole or partly by maize;
• the removal of maize as a qualifying crop under the greening requirements for 30% of the new Common Agriculture Policy’s Basic Farm Payment;
• the EU to remove the Basic Farm Payment for fields growing maize for AD, and the introduction of strict measures for management of maize crops under cross-compliance requirements – mandating compliance with officially recognised best practice, which it is hoped would remove the double subsidy, reduce the pressure on farm rents and encourage farmers who grow maize for silage to minimise soil losses.