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I'm not certain of exactly what is being studdied, but I believe AHDB have funded a study, chaired by Tom Bradshaw (NFU Vice President), looking into the tests done on imported grain, cost of doing so etc.
I'm just concerned that the NFU partly own RT, and are generally supportive of RT, so how can we be certain that such a study is going to be analysed without any bias towards RT?
Would it have been more sensible to ask someone to do the research who has no links to RT, and to not have RT, NFU or AIC sat around this table (which they currently are).
It would be turkeys voting for Christmas.
Edit. I might have got that slightly wrong. Don't think AHDB did "commission it", but rather funded some work. Sorry for any confusion.
It's understandable that NFU, AIC, RT, AHDB are sat around the table, but equally difficult to see how any conclusion can be reached that will be genuinely free of any underlying influence.
I'm just concerned that the NFU partly own RT, and are generally supportive of RT, so how can we be certain that such a study is going to be analysed without any bias towards RT?
Would it have been more sensible to ask someone to do the research who has no links to RT, and to not have RT, NFU or AIC sat around this table (which they currently are).
It would be turkeys voting for Christmas.
Edit. I might have got that slightly wrong. Don't think AHDB did "commission it", but rather funded some work. Sorry for any confusion.
It's understandable that NFU, AIC, RT, AHDB are sat around the table, but equally difficult to see how any conclusion can be reached that will be genuinely free of any underlying influence.
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