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- N.Lincs
Jeeeezzz.................
...................it looks like Minny Batters has morphed into Mrs Merton...
Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance
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...................it looks like Minny Batters has morphed into Mrs Merton...
- Location
- East Sussex
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- Northumberland
The actual report is yet to come. So far we have had the merest glimpses but it does look pale and freshly laundered.
Ultimately, if they try to bring GFC in before we have had our unfiltered say on RT, GFC, BRC, NFU, AHDB and anyone else we wish to comment on, and those comments have been acted on, we should all simply leave.
Ultimately, if they try to bring GFC in before we have had our unfiltered say on RT, GFC, BRC, NFU, AHDB and anyone else we wish to comment on, and those comments have been acted on, we should all simply leave.
Don’t be daft we’re not going to get an unfiltered say in anything.
Because anything unfiltered, un pasteurised, unwashed and un castrated will simply be filtered out before we even get a chance to begin….
just remember the last red tractor review we were all invited to participate in! Carefully set up questions to ensure Jim and his gang were kept in jobs…..
i think they know this is what will happen now if they do roll it out
so will they really carry on regardless ?
@AM_Arable sums up well in his FW editorial this week that there is no way trust can be regained in current management so Jim Mosley and probably Christine Taccon will have to go ……….. trouble is who on earth would want their jobs ?
Put in for the job Clive I am sure you would be a first class at it . Just to lighten the thread a little.
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- Cirencester
Battersby!!! Lol
gone up the hill
Member
- Location
- Devon
Minette Batters would certainly want one or even both of the jobs at the same time!
Do not forget when she was elected president of the NFU 6 very long years ago she had to be dragged kicking and screaming from her position on the RT board!
She lives and breaths Red Tractor/ farm assurance and net zero!
Spencer
Member
- Location
- North West
Can you not see them putting in legislation to make it compulsory? Just the kind of thing they’ll be working on
It is not legislation it is just rt, petty rulesCan you not see them putting in legislation to make it compulsory? Just the kind of thing they’ll be working on
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- Cirencester
See another review announced this time in conjunction with their mates the ADHB
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- Cirencester
Still at least she’s right about change, she will be gone soon!!
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- Northumberland
Gone? She’ll probably be running the second independent review
- Location
- Somerset UK
That shouldn't take more than about 5 minutes to decide that its f**king useless then.
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- Northumberland
That’ll be the second, wider review in which we get to have our say.
In the same way that the first review dodged the pressing issue (farmers fury at the attempted imposition of GFC), this one will massively water down farmers opinions by asking the world and his wife what they think. Also they don’t appear to even mention GFC.
‘It’s time for change’ – NFU and AHDB to commission independent review of farm assurance
The NFU and AHDB have announced the next steps for a jointly run independent review of farm to fork assurance.Both organisations believe now is the right time to conduct a robust and transparent review to ensure assurance schemes are fit for purpose in the modern farming environment, for both their members and for home and international markets.
The review, which will seek to capture views from across the whole industry, including farmers, growers, merchants and processors, will examine:
- How farm assurance can deliver value back to scheme members.
- How standards are developed to meet the evolving needs of members, the markets they serve, sector diversity and in appreciation of the global marketplace.
- How assurance members are engaged with (including the development of standards), inspected and how technology is used in assurance now and in future.
- How assurance schemes can and should fit with regulation and government schemes to best serve members.
Both the NFU and AHDB agree that, as it is almost 25 years since the creation of Red Tractor, there is a need to step back and ask some fundamental questions about all farm assurance schemes to ensure the needs of farmers are met.
The next steps include appointing an independent commission to oversee the review and ensure full transparency and the opportunity for farmers and industry to have their say.
Further details will be announced in due course.
NFU President Minette Batters said: “The world is very different to the way it was when farm assurance schemes started in the UK some 25 years ago, not least thanks to huge changes in the way food is produced, coupled with increased interest from consumers about where their food comes from.
“It’s time for change. Farmers and growers don’t feel that many schemes currently work for them. This review will see us go back to basics to look at the future of assurance and I would encourage the entire industry to positively engage with it.
“Food safety, branding, provenance, differing sector needs and sustainability are just some areas that farm assurance is trying to address. It is right to ask how these areas can be delivered without giving away value from the farm gate.”
AHDB Chair Nicholas Saphir said: “We are consistent in stating that it is vital that the reputation of levy payers' produce is maintained by assurance and where relevant, audits, to underpin the work we do on behalf of the industry in regard to promotion in the home and export markets.
“This independent evidence based review will allow us all to understand and address the future needs and opportunities that assurance has to play for the successful future of our industry.”
The AHDB is conducting two additional pieces of work to provide independent insight into assurance schemes, how they operate and why they are needed.
In the Beef and Lamb sector, it will explore how domestic farm standards compare with our international competitors. The first stage of this work will be complete by the end of March 2024.
In the Cereals and Oilseeds sector, AHDB will set out what assurance covers and how it currently works for the different supply sources into our market. It is developing the terms of reference for this work, working with industry, and expect that this work will be complete by next summer.
All of this work will be made available to the Commissioners to help inform the strategic review as appropriate.”
SilliamWhale
Member
Its simple. If the marketplace wants something above and beyond the basic legal standard (non assured) then they pay for it. Properly. That is it
I wonder how transparent this review will be?
- Location
- Cirencester
We live in hope but it's fairly obvious they won't want to pay, why would they!
- Location
- East Yorkshire
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Right at least that means as a levy payer I SHOULD be able to respond to review 2
As for Review 1 findings what an absolute farce