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Ed Barker, AIC Head of Policy, gave evidence to Holyrood's Rural Affairs Committee on the Rural Support Plan, alongside other rural and environmental organisations, as part of the Committee's inquiry that will conclude with a report expected in October.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published an interim response following its consultation and call for evidence on the proposed UK Fertilising Products Regulation (UK FPR), which closed on 10 June 2026.

Attached are PPP expiry dates from CRD as of 1 September 2026

There have been no further substantive developments from Government on the proposed implementation of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with fertiliser businesses still awaiting key information needed to estimate liabilities and price products accordingly.

Please find attached plant protection product (PPP) expiry dates from CRD as of 3 August 2026.

The European Commission has now published Recommendation 2026/1801 on guidance values for mycotoxins in feed. The Recommendation invites Member States to set up monitoring programmes with the active involvement of feed business operators. 

AIC Members can access a special podcast episode ahead of its public release, following the publication of Defra guidance on implementing EUDR in Northern Ireland.

On 17 July, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published guidance outlining how the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will apply in Northern Ireland.