International
AIC launches Sustainable Commodities Scheme
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has formally launched its Sustainable Commodities Scheme (ASCS), as trailed at the AIC Conference in November. The scheme, which has taken two years to develop, is designed to help all...
New chair for the IGC
The International Grains Council (IGC) has appointed Dr Amy Little, Counsellor for Agriculture, High Commission of Australia to the UK, as its chairperson for 2025/26. Dr Little’s appointment follows Algeria’s chairmanship in the...
Role of feed assurance in BSE status reduction
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has welcomed the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)’s recent reduction of the UK’s risk status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to a negligible rating. AIC chief...
UK’s BSE risk now “negligible”
The UK’s risk rating status for the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) disease of cattle has been downgraded to negligible by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). This means trade in beef and bovine with other...
FDA approval for Genus PRRS resistance gene
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Genus PRP gene edit in pigs for use in the US food supply chain. “This landmark approval follows years of close collaboration with the FDA and is a significant step on the...
Farming unions urge US trade deal caution
The UK’s four farming unions have warned government to defend UK agricultural interests in the current trade negotiations with the US. They warn that the US wants greater access to the UK’s agricultural market with fewer sanitary and...