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AIC created its Hazard Analysis and Critical Point (HACCP) course specifically for those in the agri-food sector including feed, crops for feed and food, and for all types of businesses from feed mills to merchants, stores, and transport companies.

AIC is delighted to announce that the annual Seed Trade Dinner will be held this year at The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh on Thursday, 3 December 2026. The Seed Trade Dinner is a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues and others in the UK's certified seed sector for valuable networking and to celebrate the industry's achievements.

Information on the 2026 AIC Scotland dinner, including event details and booking instructions.

Members are invited to book to join AIC Scotland's autumn meetings on 25 November 2026 in Glasgow.

This year's AIC Dinner and Conference is set to feature a range of thought leaders from politics, business, academia and trade to explore this year’s theme of "Delivering for the Agri-Food Supply Chain in an Ever-Changing World". The Conference Dinner will take place at the Holiday Inn West, Peterborough. The Dinner will formally mark the start of the AIC Conference. The AIC Conference will be held at the same venue throughout the following day.

The Fertiliser Sector Annual Dinner is a popular event in the Sector calendar and places are always oversubscribed - Members are encouraged to book early.

This is part of AIC's support to you as an individual, as a part of a Member business or Participant of an AIC Scheme, and to ensure AIC continues to deliver on the professional standards expected. This also meets our legal responsibility to ensure that meetings are undertaken safely and securely complying with competition law. The training will cover what cannot be said in and around a meeting as well as what can be said, providing Members and Participants with confidence about the scope of conversations that can take place and to stay within the law.

The AIC Future Forum will be exhibiting at the National Apprenticeship and Education Event – Skills Scotland on Thursday 3 September 2026 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

AIC was invited at short notice to join a meeting with the National Farmers' Union (NFU) this morning to hear concerns about the pressures farmers and growers are facing following the impact of the Iran conflict, the drought and the bluetongue virus affecting livestock in recent weeks.

Feed and livestock technology businesses may wish to explore a new export opportunity as the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) has opened applications for its 2026 Agri-Tech Trade Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).