Many farmers are facing some difficult decisions about crop feeding plans through winter and into next spring. Disruption to the fertiliser supply chain could well continue into spring 2022.
AIC Services Palm Oil Credit Scheme (APOCS) has been launched in conjunction with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to purchase palm oil credits on behalf of AIC members and support sustainable supply chains.
In March 2021, AIC met a panel of MPs who were leading on the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform (TIGRR). AIC presented on the subject of innovation in the animal feed sector, citing gene editing possibilities and regulatory easements in food waste and feed supplement products.
The TSE Regulation and the Animal By-Product (ABP) Regulations controls the use of animal proteins in feed for food-producing animals. Defra/ the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have produced detailed guidance notes on both the TSE and ABP Regulations.
Amendments to the EU legislation permitting the feeding of pig-processed animal protein to poultry and poultry-processed animal protein to pigs, along with ruminant gelatine, collagen, and protein derived from insects to pigs and poultry apply in Northern Ireland but not in Great Britain.
The UK and European feed industries' response to environmental concerns are set out in the AIC Roadmap - Agri-supply roadmap for a sustainable food chain; FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030; AIC respond to Government's "Due diligence on forest risk commodities' consultation.
These mineral fertiliser delivery data are the latest to be published from the consolidated returns which are provided on a monthly basis to those members of the AIC Fertiliser Sector who participate in the internal statistics reporting service.
Details of the AIC accredited Level 2 e-learning training course on HACCP Principles for the agri-food industry, including how the course works, fees and how to register.
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