Members advising farmers and growers in Scotland on agri-environment schemes should be aware of the recent announcements relating to the AECS scheme through which stewardship support is delivered.
Please find attached the AIC Scotland manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary elections scheduled to be held in May of this year. The purpose of this document is to highlight the many and varied issues of strategic importance to our members and the wider agricultural industry.
Robin Barron has been elected as chairman of Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) Scotland, succeeding Stephen Kenyon who has served since April 2017. Sarah Bell of Cefetra was elected as vice-chair.
The Scottish Government have set up a farmer-led arable policy group under the chairmanship of Andrew Moir. Andrew has been in contact with me to encourage AIC Scotland members to feed-in ideas on how we support Scottish arable farmers going forward.
In order to help member businesses prepare for the end of the transition period on the 31 st of December AIC Scotland are providing links to a number of resources which provide access to continually updated guidance as we near the end of the year, this includes information on ‘no deal’ requirements. Please use the links below to access these resources.
Time is running out to sign up for the AIC Scotland meeting and AGM being held this Thursday (26 th ). The meeting will be held online using the microsoft teams platform.
| As members will be aware as of Monday 2 nd of November Scotland has moved into a new phase of restrictions in light of the increasing prevalence of Covid-19 in certain parts of the country.
The FSS has launched a shortened consultation seeking stakeholders’ views on proposed amendment to the Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2010 in order to implement Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 on establishing a list of intended uses of animal feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC in Scotland. Please find a link to the consultation below:
From today (Monday 19th October) with immediate effect, face coverings must be worn in all communal areas in indoor workplaces, where people mingle or gather. These changes are as a result of amendements to the following regulations; Health Protection (coronavirus) (Restrictions & Requirements) (Additional Temporary Measures) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
From today (Monday 19th October) with immediate effect, face coverings must be worn in all communal areas in indoor workplaces, where people mingle or gather. These changes are as a result of amendements to the following regulations; Health Protection (coronavirus) (Restrictions & Requirements) (Additional Temporary Measures) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
Please find attached the latest edition of the AIC Scotland Newsletter. The publication provides members with a brief overview of some of the key activities being carried out on behalf of members.
New Report - Net Zero Carbon & UK Livestock | CIEL have commissioned this report in response to the increasing scrutiny and negative press coverage about the environmental impact of livestock production.
DEFRA and the devolved governments are working together to produce sector frameworks which will provide the basis for co-operation and co-ordination across policy areas.
Angela brings many years of broad experience in the industry, including 8 years as Chair of the AIC Feed Executive Committee, Chair of the FEFAC Feed Safety Committee and a member of ACAF. She is currently Director of Feed Safety for AB Agri.
Ricardo consulting on behalf of the Scottish Government are carrying out research on the potential for leguminous crops in Scotland which could also support GHG mitigation. Dave Freeman from Ricardo would like to hear your views on this subject.
Scottish Government – Program for Government 2020/21 | As part of the recently announced program for government Scottish ministers have announced the launch of a pilot scheme as part of the Agricultural Transformation Programme.
