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tunities & nities & Thr hrea eats ts David Caffall Chief Executive, AIC
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Political lobbying The ‘day job’
- Meetings
- Liaison
- Briefings
- Circulars
- Research
- Handling issues…
- Brussels
- Cardiff
- Holyrood
- Stormont
- Westminster
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1,181 Feed Adviser Register members advising on reducing livestock emissions
SLIDE 7 Medicated Feed
- Huge issue for livestock industry
- Public concern around antimicrobial
resistance;
- Prolonged discussion with UK Government,
EU Commission and European Parliament
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700,000+ tonnes of feed ingredients
SLIDE 9 Sustainable Soya
- Huge political pressure
- High demand from food companies
and retailers
- Rome was not built in a day!
SLIDE 10 Guidelines for responsible sourcing
- Mass market solution
- Benchmarks existing programmes, inc FEMAS
- Ensures continuity of supply
SLIDE 11 GM – European or national solution?
- Blocking the Commission’s opt-out proposal
SLIDE 12 Cyclones in feed mills
- A £3m threat if cyclones not
accepted as Best Available Technology
provides invaluable evidence
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- AIC stands united with Food
and Drink industry
for Members if current discounts no longer allowed
Climate Change Levy
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- 17 active ingredients at risk
- Understand the importance
- f DOSE
Defending Endocrine disruptors
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Defending metaldehyde for slug control
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5,030 Registered Agronomists advising on responsible pesticide use
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2,080 FACTS Qualified Advisers ensuring effective nutrient planning
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9,760 skylark plots
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7,387km of fenced watercourses
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Pesticide exceedances in drinking water down 61% in 4 years
SLIDE 26 Working in partnership
Management Partnership:
– Revising crop nutrition recommendations – Making information more accessible
industry already invested £1.5m
SLIDE 27 Ammonia production – a success story
2005 2015
Fertiliser industry has halved CO2 emissions from ammonia production in the past decade
SLIDE 28 But, approaching the theoretical limit
2005 2015 Theoretical limit
SLIDE 29 BUT EU proposals go further
2005 2015 2030
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?
SLIDE 30 NB China not shown as Coal is primarily used instead of Gas. So not directly comparable on this schematic; However tonne for tonne of production Chinese fertiliser CO2 emissions are considerably higher [by a factor of 5] but energy consumption is similar to Russia.
Best in the World – is not good enough for EU
SLIDE 31 EU Emissions Trading Scheme
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
- a massive threat to food security
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Ammonium nitrate storage
SLIDE 33 New Industry Standards
industry to accept tougher storage limits for AN.
and industry developed new AIC guidelines to maintain ‘status quo’
- RESULT: business as usual for
manufacturers, blenders and importers
SLIDE 34 Arable marketing
passports for grain
SLIDE 35 MIFID
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive
THREAT: Forward contracts perceived as ‘financial instruments’ ACTION: Teamwork by AIC & COCERAL
SLIDE 36 Imagine ‘risk management ‘ without grain futures
SLIDE 37 Developing Professional Standards
assessment for
grain traders
SLIDE 38 Neonicotinoid seed treatment
emergency authorisation
- 4 Counties;
- Product to treat
about 30k ha.
SLIDE 39 Neonicotinoids: The EU case
- AIC accepted as ‘intervenor’ in two cases
where Bayer & Syngenta challenge European Commission
politics out of Commission rulings
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AIC Services
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- Earned recognition
- £2m saving
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- Simplification.
- 30% fewer pages in Compounder/
Merchant Standard
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Earned recognition
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Reflecting on the past year…
SLIDE 46 Air & Water
- Industry commitments assure Governments
that air and water commitments will be met.
reporting progress will keep regulations at bay.
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Lobbying
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European roll-out underway
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Engaging at the top
