A meeting of UK farm and rural business organisations, convened by the NFU to discuss an impending farm cashflow crisis, has called for government loans for drought-affected farm businesses and help for those suffering from the...
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has appointed Dr Yara Thomas as technical manager, to cover food and feed regulation, policy development and regulatory affairs. Dr Thomas joins from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), where she led policy work on...
A session at the recent Groundswell event explored how supply chains are evolving to meet and maintain regenerative agriculture principles. Chaired by the AIC’s head of sustainability Vicky Robinson, the session explored how agrifood...
Government has finally published its long awaited 25-year Farming Roadmap, first promised two years ago. While the ambition is broadly welcomed by industry, there are concerns on the lack of detail over its...
The AIC has appointed Ellie Vinnicombe as its new head of crop protection and agronomy. She succeeds Hazel Doonan who retired at the end of May after two decades at the Confederation. After graduating from the University of Sheffield...
The UK government is proposing to suspend import tariffs on certain fertiliser products as part of its wider raft of measures to reduce food price inflation in the wake of the US: Iran conflict. The AIC warns that any temporary...