Who has replaced Guy Smith at Red Tractor?
- Thread starter Chris F
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- the brecks norfolk
But I bet you are!!!!!!
If your known to the NFU so must be seen as "safe" that's why youve got the job in the first place and not people like @Clive or @Grass And Grain.
I have very low expectations of any real change just a lot more hot air like we've already seen but atleast with such low expectations even the smallest achievement will seem worthy.
to be fair neither myself of Steve applied ! ......... but it wasn't exactly well promoted either !
expectation wise lets face it, he can't possibly achieve as little as his predecessor did !
SilliamWhale
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Any idea how many applications there were?
I wouldn't have a clue
not many would be my reasonable suspicion, I have no idea where it was even publicised, I certainly didn't see it and spend rather a lot of my time online or hurried in other forms of ag media
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- Essex
SilliamWhale
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Kit found the advert easy enough mind so it must have been fairly advertised
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- East Yorkshire
maybe there was an advert posted on one of the carriages of the gravy train posting it there would stop the wrong type of people applying i guess
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- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
From NFU sugar board site..
Red Tractor
Kit Papworth
Kit works to ensure grower views are fully represented at Red Tractor meetings and decisions are consistent with and appropriate for UK sugar beet growers. He represents sugar beet growers on the Red Tractor Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Red Tractor Crops and Sugar Beet Board, fighting for fit for purpose, proportionate standards
dont grow beet myself.
Any beet growers feel their views were represented at RT meetings?
Red Tractor
Kit Papworth
Kit works to ensure grower views are fully represented at Red Tractor meetings and decisions are consistent with and appropriate for UK sugar beet growers. He represents sugar beet growers on the Red Tractor Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Red Tractor Crops and Sugar Beet Board, fighting for fit for purpose, proportionate standards
dont grow beet myself.
Any beet growers feel their views were represented at RT meetings?
SilliamWhale
Member
Kit can't be doing this for the money.
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- Essex
Anyway thanks to this announcement, we are having the 2nd rain event in 4 months so I won't have a word said against him. It's pouring. Thanks Kit
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- South Molton
Exactly, not even first day in the job and been already accused of not being on the side of producers.
Give the man a chance!
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- Essex
SilliamWhale
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- the brecks norfolk
Nope!
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- the brecks norfolk
Or a advert pinned to the door of the old boys club.
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- the brecks norfolk
Definitely not but I bet in years to come we will see more of him as he climbs the greasey pole of the NFU.
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- Hammerwich
Hi @Kit Papworth, great to see you on here engaging. It’s the way forward
My first question. how did you know the role was open for applications? as it wasn’t publicised.
I doubt it will matter to you, but glad to see you in the position personally. Regardless of how it happened I wish you luck and hope you can make the real changes we need as farmers. Note I didn’t say as an industry.
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- South Molton
Well give him a chance then.
Views on RT, its boards and individuals have been aired on TFF over and over and over.(you could say it's the main traffic on TFF)
Nothings changed on the dairy board from what i have seen since the new chair has taken over but
this one makes a difference!
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- Lincolnshire
Always nice to see someone engage - unlike that ahdb chap. Apologies if it's a bit of a lion's den.
Fact is, we all hate RT. That's it. We resent it's de facto compulsory nature, for zero premium. Therefore negating the two reasons it was set up. Without any alternative, I'm afraid it just looks a lot like a AIC setup to get stuff for processors at zero cost to them and no benefit to us.
Until there's an alternative scheme then I'm afraid it will be universally loathed. And universally loathed means we will attempt to smash it to pieces. There's no "change from the inside". It must be optional, and with a clear and defined premium.
Or I'll go to Global Gap and set up a rival. Strange how were the only country with just one scheme option, and we let in grain on price parity with zero assurance / an industry fudge they deny us access to.
Fact is, we all hate RT. That's it. We resent it's de facto compulsory nature, for zero premium. Therefore negating the two reasons it was set up. Without any alternative, I'm afraid it just looks a lot like a AIC setup to get stuff for processors at zero cost to them and no benefit to us.
Until there's an alternative scheme then I'm afraid it will be universally loathed. And universally loathed means we will attempt to smash it to pieces. There's no "change from the inside". It must be optional, and with a clear and defined premium.
Or I'll go to Global Gap and set up a rival. Strange how were the only country with just one scheme option, and we let in grain on price parity with zero assurance / an industry fudge they deny us access to.