News

The autumn 2026 edition of the AIC Journal, offering the latest news and updates from the team, is available to download and request printed copies.

Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) Window 2 closed on 22 September, the same day it opened, after attracting exceptionally strong demand, with applications exceeding the £233 million funding available.

In this episode of The AIC Podcast, John Kelley, AIC Services Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of AIC looks ahead to the AIC Dinner & Conference 2026 and explore some of the biggest questions facing the agricultural supply industry.

AIC Chief Executive Robert Sheasby attended the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Brighton on 21 September as part of AIC's ongoing programme of political engagement across the party conference season.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the second application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) will open today (22 September 2026), providing an opportunity for eligible farmers to secure funding to manage land sustainably, benefiting the environment while supporting food production.

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

AIC has joined a coalition of UK trade associations in calling on the Chancellor to reconsider changes to Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR), which industry groups say are affecting investment confidence among family-owned businesses.

Discounted early bird tickets for the AIC Dinner & Conference 2026, ends on 26 September.

In this episode of The AIC Podcast, Harriet Trewin and Jo Gilbertson discuss the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and what it could mean for fertiliser businesses, farmers and the wider agricultural supply chain.

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is pleased to welcome Douglas Ross as its new Policy Manager for AIC Scotland.

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

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2025-26.

Agricultural Industries Confederation's (AIC) Members came together with parliamentarians at the House of Commons on 08 September, with a key focus on strengthening connections with their local MPs and discussing the issues affecting agricultural supply businesses in constituencies across the UK.

AIC's Head of Policy and External Affairs, Ed Barker, attended the Reform UK annual conference in Birmingham this week as part of AIC's ongoing programme of political engagement across the party conference season.

The summer 2026 edition of the FAR Update - the newsletter of the Feed Adviser Register (FAR) - is now available

AIC Chief Executive Robert Sheasby has spent the past two days in Edinburgh engaging with Scottish policymakers and business leaders on issues relating to economic growth, business partnership and the role of industry in addressing shared challenges.

In this episode of The AIC Podcast, Sarah-Jane Godfrey, AIC Technical Manager, talks all things ⁠Forage Analysis Assurance (FAA) Group ⁠as she tells us about the importance of accurate, consistent and reliable forage analysis, and the role the Group plays in supporting livestock nutrition across the UK and Ireland.