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Following the recent announcement on the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) application windows, actions and scheme guidance, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today confirmed that the total budget for new agreements under SFI26 is £240 million.

AIC welcomes the appointment of David Grint as Chief Executive Officer of BASIS Registration Ltd.

The Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) is hosting a webinar on branded data on 10 June 2026.

The avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) for poultry and captive birds in England, Wales and Scotland has been lifted from noon on 4 June 2026.

AIC continues its active engagement with industry and stakeholders. We share a snapshot of the key meetings scheduled for the week ahead.

On 3 June, the AIC Feed Sector Health and Safety Forum met at ForFarmers in Preston, bringing together health and safety representatives from across the agri-supply industry.

Defra has published near-final scheme information for the 2026 iteration of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI26) on GOV.UK. It has also announced that the first application window (Window 1) is likely to open on 30 June 2026.

AIC recently met with representatives from the Scottish Government office in Brussels to discuss key policy developments affecting the agri-supply sector.

AIC’s Organic Feed Working Group, alongside representatives from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), recently visited Yeo Valley to see how an integrated, whole-farm system supports productive organic agriculture in practice.

The spring 2026 edition of the TASCCforce - the newsletter of the Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) - is now available to download.

In this episode of The AIC Podcast, Gill Barrow, AIC Technical Manager, explains the importance of the ⁠Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC)⁠ and its role in the UK agricultural supply chain.