Our Sectors

Working in support of modern sustainable commercial agriculture

Animal Feed

The aim of the Animal Feed sector is to improve the competitive position of AIC Member Companies within the agri supply industry.
Crop Protection

The Crop Protection Sector supports Members interests by lobbying and supplying information on technical, transport and storage issues as well as other initiatives.
Fertiliser

Seeks to support its members’ interests through providing a comprehensive lobbying, advice and statistics service, sharing technical, transport and storage information.
Grain & Oilseed

The work of the Arable Crop Marketing Sector is geared to representing the interests of Members with Defra and other government and non-government bodies and organisations.
Seed

The work of the Seed Sector is geared to representing the interests of Members with Defra and other government and non-government bodies and organisations.
Policy

AIC policy work falls into two main categories, environmental policy and external policy, covering a range of issues from CAP and Biotechnology to Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas mitigation.

Issues

EU Exit

Guidance and resources on EU Exit

Sustainability Roadmap

AIC’s Roadmap for a sustainable food chain.

Coronavirus

Guidance for the agri-supply industry.

News and publications

Members only
21 Apr 2021

AIC Scotland Spring Newsletter

SC21-010

Please find attached the latest edition of the AIC Scotland Newsletter. This provides an overview of the key issues which we have been working on over the past 6 months on behalf of members.

Members only
20 Apr 2021

1st June start of fees for checks on seed from the EU

S21-018

Fees for documentary, identity, and physical checks on ‘ high-priority’ plants and plant products imported from the EU (and Switzwerland and Liechtenstein) were initially postponed to begin in April and will now begin on 1 st June 2021. There will also be a £5.25 fee for documentary checks on all regulated plants and plant products from then.

Members only
20 Apr 2021

Keeping net zero on track for 2050

G21-060

Announcements made today confirm UK Government commitment to interim targets to achieving net zero by 2050 and indicate that aviation and shipping could be brought into the delivering the targets indicated by the carbon budgets and projections set by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The CCC holds government administrations to account over the lifetime of the Climate Change Act (as amended in June 2019).

Latest publications

29 Mar 2021
AIC Journal, Quarter 1, Spring 2021

The Trade and Co-operation Agreement with the EU was welcomed in January, but challenges in implementation remain. This continues to be a focus for AIC. In particular, the difficulties for trade with the EU and between GB and Northern Ireland.

Journal
25 Mar 2021
TASCC 2021 Code of Practice - General for all schemes
Standard
11 Jan 2021
UFAS Standard - effective April 2021
Standard
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Find a Feed Adviser

This is a new initiative whereby livestock producers can search for feed companies with registered advisers within their area.

Find a Feed Adviser

 

Transport

There are many AIC members and Trade Assurance participants who are in, or deal with, the transport industry. 

Transport

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Welcome to the new AIC website

Welcome to the new AIC website! The new site incorporates content from the old AIC website as well as the Trade Assurance, FAR and AIC Services websites. It includes:

  • a new design that works across desktop, tablet and mobile devices
  • a greater focus on the issues and topics relevant to our members and stakeholders, including a dedicated EU Exit page that will be updated over the coming weeks as information is released by the UK government
  • enhanced online profiles for members, who can now update their own preferences and contact details, submit declarations, and view content tailored to their interests
  • full support for committees, including dedicated committee pages with agendas, papers and minutes
  • event management and bookings (coming soon)
  • a new, much more flexible, email briefing system that will deliver more dynamic and focussed emails to members
  • updated versions of all of the existing tools provided by AIC, including Find a Feed Adviser, the FAR status checker and Water Quality search
  • an improved search tool

We are still working on moving all of the old content into the new site, as well as adding new content and functionality. If there is anything you are unable to find please let us know, and we will do our best to assist you.