by Brian Henderson (Scotsman) It became clear yesterday that Scottish wheat growers could have a major opportunity to supply grain to biofuel plants south of the Border – as the farm assurance scheme SQC moved to reassure producers that their validation for the EU’s renewables energy directive (Red) was still fully up to date.
Concerns were raised in the grain trade in recent days about the ability of UK farm assurance schemes to validate the green credentials of crops grown for the biofuel industry – with merchants expressing concerns that the Red Tractor scheme’s registration with the EU to validate such crops had effectively run out on 6 August. READ MORE
Commission recognises Red Tractor crops for EU biofuels market (National Farmers Union)