News and briefings

HSE REACH Update | On 1 January 2021 new domestic chemicals regulatory regimes were put in place, including UK REACH .

HSE Biocides Update | HSE wish to remind companies that following the end of the UK transition period on 31 December 2020, Great Britain is no longer part of the EU scheme for regulating biocides

Yesterday, the Government announced a 'Roadmap' as part of a new four-stage plan to ease Covid-19 lock down restrictions in England.

AIC is hosting a zoom call with CRD and Defra on Wednesday 3 March from 2pm – 3.30pm to discuss issues that have come to light with the GB regime and the differing GB and NI/ EU PPP regimes and CRD / Defra’s plans for future PPP regulation.

The next versions of the TASCC and FIAS Standards will be implemented from 1 st April 2021 .

The AIC 2021 Pulse seeds contracts No.s 10 and 11 issued 1 st February have been withdrawn owing to inconsistencies in commencement dates and replaced with the following corrected versions on the web site.

Further to Member Briefing CP21-013, the emergency authorisations for Vydate 10G submitted for potatoes, carrots, parsnips and onions have not been granted by CRD.

Following on from Briefing G21-002 , AIC would like to remind members and participants of the deadline of 5 th March for commenting on the Red Tractor standards. AIC will be submitting a detailed response to each of the standards, but purchasers of Red Tractor assured crops are encouraged to take part in the parallel "What matters to You and Your Business" survey .

AIC have been made aware that UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced new research and development funding competitions through the Farming Innovation Pathways.