The AIC has promoted Catherine Barrett to the position of head of arable marketing and seed, succeeding Paul Rooke who left the trade association last month after nearly 30 years of service. She worked closely with Mr Rooke over the last two and a half years and is...
DG Agri
New sector manager for AIC
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has appointed Catherine Barrett to the newly created post of sector manager. Ms Barrett will focus on the grain and oilseed sectors, as well as seeds. Ms Barrett’s career has included spells working as a researcher...
EU rural funding “lower priority” after 2020
Agriculture and rural development may be a lower priority for EU funding in the post 2020 budget round, an EU conference has warned. And this is even before a post-Brexit loss of UK contributions to the EU budget. European Investment Bank director Werner Schmidt was...
Cut EU red tape to help livestock industry, urges FEFAC
European compound feed manufacturers’ trade body FEFAC is calling on EU policy makers to remove red tape, reduce administrative burdens and end legislative obstacles to help European livestock farmers through the present market crisis. FEFAC says that despite...
