- Location
- Bedfordshire
I bet some interesting emails and phone calls have happened over the last couple of weeks!
all sorts of droppings land on crops, how can purity be guaranteed?
Yes, we need to look at this.This may be the way forward to force change?
What the Competition and Markets Authority does
We work to promote competition for the benefit of consumers, both within and outside the UK. We have staff in London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
CMA is a non-ministerial department.
Competition law and cartels:
Businesses abusing their ‘dominant position’
This is another major type of anti-competitive activity by businesses that you can report to the CMA.
A business might have a ‘dominant position’ in the market if:
It might be abusing a dominant position if it’s unfair to its customers or other businesses.
- it has more than a 40% market share
- it’s not affected by normal competitive restraints
Tell the CMA about a competition or market problem
How to notify the CMA if you think competition law might have been broken or you're concerned there’s a problem in a market sector.
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I don't get the NFU. On the one hand Minette Batters and NFU have campaigned that imports should meet UK standards. That's a reasonable ask.
Then NFU partly own RT, and they've got NFU representatives on the sector boards. Who owns AIC (UFAS, TASC, FEMAS etc.)? I don't know, but whoever owns AIC, has made up an assurance scheme which stipulates UK grain must be gold plated RT assured, whilst openly allows imported grain to be used in the self same mills.
The two things just don't marry up together. They're completely opposing policies.
Looking at the RT combinables board, the NFU member of the board is Kit Papworth. Is Kit on TFF? Anyone know him?
If you read this Kit, what do you think? We'd be interested if you'd join the discussion on here as to how to move this forward and produce a reasoned policy going forward.
I know its more bureaucratic nonsense being imposed on us.How do people remain members of the NFU i fail to understand.I think maybe more of their membership, these days,are likely to be lifestyle/ hobby farmers with a completely different outlook to life.
I wasn't consulted either and know of no one who was.Im not a NFU member so,perhaps,i don't need to participate.
The costs associated with being RT assured are just getting too much for small farmers. They're driving me out of business and affecting my mental welbeing. RT have got worker welfare guidance, yet as a small business they are slowly driving me out of business.
all sorts of droppings land on crops, how can purity be guaranteed?
The costs associated with being RT assured are just getting too much for small farmers. They're driving me out of business and affecting my mental welbeing. RT have got worker welfare guidance, yet as a small business they are slowly driving me out of business.
What is this new body called?And now the NFU are promoting another new body to professionalise agriculture. In itself its a good idea (a lean, farmer owned, organisation to record farmers qualifications to farm, both academic and vocational, with a record of ongoing cpd). They've started, once again, by involving the food industry in it though whose interest is entirely selfish rather than in farmers benefiting. As a result, if it gets off the ground, it'll be just like Red Tractor with ridiculous bureaucracy and running costs driven by aims to suit the rest of the food industry.
Can see how you got the job with TFFLet me guess - just like the VI for NRoSO it will be run by NFU people and so the gravy train continues. At least it will give the NFU Presidents/Vice presidents/board members another job to move onto after Red Tractor / AHDB / VI and so on.
It's so memorable that t I've forgotten. I'll look it up......What is this new body called?
Never heard of itIt's so memorable that t I've forgotten. I'll look it up......
The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture.
"The Institute is being developed by a project group that includes the NFU, AHDB, farmers, employers, industry leaders and further and higher education specialists. The body will act as an umbrella, co-ordinating existing skills and training provision across England, bringing everything in to one, accessible place."
Let me guess, this TIAH will become a RT requirement in a few years time. Then the NFU bigwigs can guarantee themselves another nicely paid board member positiion.
I wonder if it will actually be a proper "professional institution" with a constitution enshrining the right of all members to a one person one vote choice on policy and rules?Never heard of it
TIAH - The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture
The Institute for Agriculture & Horticulture (TIAH) is the home of skills, careers and professionalism in agriculture and horticulture.www.tiah.org