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Delayed payments feeding a crisis for farm suppliers: 23 May 2016
Article The Scotsman by Brian Henderson May 18, 09:00
Merchants report fallout from farm support delays: 23 May 2016
Article The Courier by Nancy Nicolson May 18 2016, 8.10am
New TASCC Codes of Practice for harvest 2016: 22 February 2016
The Agricultural Industries Association (AIC) has issued new Codes of Practice for its Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC). The scheme is effective from the 1st March 2016 and will remain in place for two years.
Check your feed bins regularly: 1 February 2016
UK livestock farmers have been warned by the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) to check their bulk feed bins regularly for structural defects or corrosion. The warning comes in the wake of a two incidents in the Netherlands where feed bins collapsed. One was a ‘near miss’ but the other resulted in the death of a farmer.
Ambitious research identifies shrunken GHG footprint of UK arable products: 30 October 2015
Findings show lower nitrous oxide emissions from UK agriculture than previously thought
Leading assurance schemes out for consultation: 23 October 2015
Two of the assurance schemes run by the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) – UFAS, the Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS) and the Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) - are currently out for consultation on updated scheme documents.
NOPS scheme set to become stand-alone code: 5 October 2015
The highly successful NOPS scheme, set up in 2009 to help reduce the risk of naturally occurring prohibited substances in equine feed, is set for key administration changes that will see it continue to grow and develop its international presence.
COCERAL and AIC Renew Mutual Recognition: 1 October 2015
between GTP Code and UFAS, FEMAS and TASCC
Towards a more efficient, transparent and free agricultural market
Four-fold commitment strengthens and simplifies feed safety assurance: 17 July 2015
Four leading feed safety assurance scheme holders agreed to harmonize requirements for purchasing feed ingredients and services at national, European and international level to simplify administration and share best practice.
Make AgriBusiness 2016 a Date for Your Diary in November : 2 July 2015
‘Be sure you put November 11th – the date for AgriBusiness 2016, the agri-supply industry conference - in your diary.’ That’s the message from the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC).