The AIC Podcast — UK Agri‑Supply Chain Insights

In this episode, Sarah-Jane Godfrey, AIC Technical Manager, explains the Feed Materials Assurance Scheme (FEMAS) and its role in the UK feed and food supply chain. We cover: What FEMAS is and how it supports the safe production and supply of feed materials, based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) principles. How FEMAS underpins traceability and compliance with feed and food saf...

In this episode, Gill Barrow, AIC Technical Manager, explains the importance of the Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) and its role in the UK agricultural supply chain. We cover: What TASCC is and how it supports the safe handling, storage, transport and testing of combinable crops. How TASCC fits between farm and end user, ensuring traceability and compliance with food and feed s...

In this episode, Sue Whittington, AIC Technical Manager, and James McCulloch, AIC Head of Animal Feed, to take a closer look at the AIC Sustainable Commodities Scheme (ASCS) and what it means for the UK feed supply chain. The conversation explains, in clear and practical terms, why the scheme has been developed, how it supports deforestation‑free sourcing of key commodities such as soya and palm,...

In this episode, Hazel Doonan, AIC Head of Crop Protection and Agronomy , takes a closer look at the implications of the UK–EU reset for Great Britain’s crop production and supply chains.   The conversation explains, in clear and practical terms, how proposed Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) alignment could affect the approval and availability of plant protection products (PPPs), changes to maximu...

In this first episode of a two-part series, Ed Barker, AIC Head of Policy and External Affairs, and James McCulloch, AIC Head of Feed, unpack the fundamentals of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a pivotal regulatory development influencing the agri food sector and global agricultural supply chains. Focusing on the agri food supply in the UK, we explore what the EUDR means for the UK feed an...

In this second part of this two‑part episode, Ed Barker, AIC Head of Policy and External Affairs, and James McCulloch, AIC Head of Feed, move beyond the global context and focus on what the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) means in practice for the UK supply chain. The conversation explores the UK’s developing approach to deforestation‑free regulation, how it aligns with or diverges...

The AIC Podcast is here, bringing you clear insights, expert perspectives and practical guidance for the agri‑food supply chain. Our first release is a two‑part special on one of the most significant regulatory changes facing the sector: the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). In Part 1, we break down what EUDR is, why soya matters, and why implementation has proven so challenging. In Part 2, we f...