Feed and Sustainability

EURAGRI is hosting a virtual seminar on "The Soybean through World History: Protein Challenges for European Sustainable Agri-Food Systems," on May 7, 2025.

AIC has published an FAQ resource on the most common questions AIC receive regarding the combinable crops supply chains, as well as the supply of core inputs to agriculture.

The feed industry, represented and supported by the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), plays a crucial role in advancing modern, sustainable, and commercial beef production.

A new guide to help farmers and their advisers understand the environmental rules and regulations that govern how they farm has been published by the Environment Agency.

Members have the opportunity to get involved in tackling sustainability challenges in the UK's potato, barley, and small grain cereal sectors.

Businesses are invited to take part in user research for the new digital service supporting the legislation on forest risk commodities.

Answers to frequently asked questions on the animal feed businesses being required to comply with forthcoming deforestation, or "due diligence", regulations in the UK and EU.

Members can re-watch AIC's online event discussing how the Animal Feed sector supports sustainable livestock production, held on 4 November as part of this year's Countryside COP.

On 4 November, AIC will host an online event as part of this year's Countryside COP, discussing how the Animal Feed sector supports sustainable livestock production.

The European Council has agreed on a proposal to postpone the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 12 months.

The European Commission plans to delay the implementation of EUDR, described by AIC as "inevitable" given a lack of clarity over the policy.

Methane-suppressing feed technologies have been described by the Government as "essential to support the decarbonisation of agriculture".

Find out how AIC helped its Feed Members to calculate the Green House Gas (GHG) emissions of the products they make to feed livestock.

Learn about AIC's work on promoting sustainable soya in collaboration with European partners over the past decade, leading the world in this important area.

Information and FAQs, including which sectors use soya and why it is so important for livestock feed

To mark Great British Beef Week, we're examining the work by AIC and the cattle feed industry in support of sustainable beef production.

Find out about AIC's pioneering Feed Adviser Register and the benefits it brought to farms and the environment when it was introduced in 2013.

The AIC's Feed Sector Head, James McCulloch, joined a panel of international speakers this week to represent the agri-supply industry and lead the conversation on sustainable soya production.

Responding a Defra call for evidence on methane suppressing feeds, AIC has highlighted the pioneering technologies, practices, and innovations available to feed companies and their livestock farming customers.

The UK government, a signatory to the New York Declaration and the Amsterdam Declarations, convened the UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Its members include trade associations for key palm oil-using sectors, the major UK refiners, manufacturers, retailers, food service, finance and NGOs with the aim of promoting the uptake of sustainable palm oil (SPO) in the UK.

AIC is closely involved with the UK Government initiative on insect biomass and is engaged in order to express the feed industry views.