The Windsor Framework has been welcomed as a ‘step forward’ but collaboration is needed to manage regulatory divergence which remains a concern, says Gill Gallagher chief executive of the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA).
The main challenges facing the Northern Ireland agri-food sector, according to an independent review, are the environmental footprint of NI agriculture, particularly emissions associated with cattle farming.
No known feed additive or feed material import problems have been reported by UK companies following the EU exit, says UK feed sector representatives, the AIC.
Declan Billington, chief executive of John Thompson & Sons Ltd, Northern Ireland’s largest animal feed processor, debriefs on this in the latest episode of our podcast series, Feed Matters.
