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We read earlier today a press release from Red Tractor: https://redtractorassurance.org.uk/news/red-tractor-facilitates-market-access-to-california-for-uk-pig-farmers/ in which it says AS NSF BECOMES ONE OF THE FIRST UK CERTIFICATION BODIES TO OFFER CALIFORNIA’S PROPOSITION 12 (PROP 12)...

Last week Norman Bagley (Head of Policy at AIMS) and I met with Mykola Babenko and Vladyslav Kashmar from the Meat Industry Association of Ukraine: Click Here We heard about how several abattoirs and processing plants have been completely destroyed and the need for post-war investment in the...

We have recently been introduced to a business called Camor. They are a group of ex-military intelligence officers and police officers who specialise in security and counter terrorism. Check out their short film here: We know that the meat industry is a target for food terrorism. We have seen...

Saw this earlier today: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/advert-pulled-following-ahdb-complaint Have to say that we have been working with the new team at AHDB a lot recently and are impressed. The next stage for the We Eat Balanced campaign will run in January 2022 and is looking great. Their drive is...

https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/opinion/19663940.norman-bagleys-farm-view-time-common-sense-labour-issues/

Almost choked when I heard Christine Tacon from Red Tractor say "It's all about being in touch with your stakeholders and being relevant to your stakeholders". As a trade association the majority of our members have either RT Licenses or RT Assurance and yet when we contacted Ms Tacon in respect...

Saw this in Lidl British Flour promoted on pack. No Red Tractor logo though. If the people at Red Tractor had anything about them they'd be at Lidl trying to get the Red Tractor logo on pack in the same way as they do on produce, meat and chicken

Anyone fancy going to the other side?

You may wish to send your congratulations and suggestions to former Farmers Weekly reporter Oli Hill who is joinging Red Tractor

Here's your opportunity to drive change - 6 vacancies - | Members of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (cabinetoffice.gov.uk)

The three GB red meat levy bodies have issued a joint open letter in response to the Blue Peter Green Badge campaign by Children’s BBC. The iconic BBC children’s TV show Blue Peter has asked viewers to become part of a ‘green army’ to tackle carbon emissions and climate change. Recommendations...

Since joining The Farming Forum we have read a lot about AHDB and in particular their marketing activity. As a trade association 127 of our members are processor and / or exporter levy payers and it is for that reason that we are able to meet regularly with the team (albeit over Microsoft Teams)...

Tim, currently chief operating officer of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), will take up his position at the Stoneleigh-based levy board on 31st August 2021, replacing Jane King. During the intervening period the interim AHDB CEO will be Ken Boyns, AHDB chief finance and operations officer...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9409999/Fake-moos-Lidl-sued-imitating-award-winning-family-butcher-sell-cheap-meat.html

Consumers are rethinking their attitudes towards red meat and dairy produced in Britain as the result of AHDB’s ground-breaking We Eat Balanced campaign launched earlier this year. The £1.5M campaign which ran across TV, social media and print in January and February was a first for British...

Have just seen this from Red Tractor https://redtractor.org.uk/watch-our-ad/

Saw this article in Footprint Media. Well worth making a cuppa and reading: Meat bites back - Foodservice Footprint

The sales figures for the 12 weeks to end 21st February 2021 make for great reading. Clearly consumers love eating red meat despite the hype around Veganuary. They are almost certainly understanding the role that meat plays in a healthy diet and that UK farming delivers high animal welfare and...