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Exact moment is 5.07 mins. Or listen from 3 mins in. This was R4 Farming Today 20th Feb 2024. Presenter asks if RT roadshows will be to discuss the GFC, or is that again on the back burner? Christine says "when we start moving forward on it again, and I'm not saying an 'if' it is a 'when'."...

Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum. For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations. The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...

Perception and perspective are very different things. Generally individuals and old farmers see food security as an existential threat eg if we had a major war (see WW2) and we struggle to have enough food in the UK. Retailers and governments see food security along the lines of “are the supply...

I've filled out the SFI actions and had an agreement but I'm struggling with the CS application . I'm 22 and not currently a member of young farmers, although I am with the NFU. Is there any free help (farm advisory) geared towards young farmers with an extremely limited support network that can...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Global demand for lamb has boosted UK red meat exports, the Agriculture and Horticulture Board (AHDB) has said. Red meat exports from the UK in 2023 were worth £1.7 billion, the board said, largely driven by strong demand for UK lamb on...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Scottish rural affairs secretary, Mairi Gougeon, has called for a meeting with UK secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, Steve Barclay, due to concerns over labour shortages in the Scottish food and drink sector. Gougeon...

Just seen in FW that RT plan to press ahead. RT(and so NFU) have now come out with it. So that's the battle lines drawn.. If you want GFC, then stay in nfu If your again it, join BFU Also looks like we need to talk with NSA Anyone with contacts at top of NSA? Updated on 8th March following 2...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The most important factors when encouraging consumers to buy red meat includes “foodie imagery”, health and provenance messaging and reassurance about the environment and farming methods. This is according to new research from the Agriculture and...

429: Grazing: Making the most of our grass Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Strong winter grass growth followed by a wet start to the year has made it tricky to get dairy herds out for grazing. AHDB Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Jamie McCoy explores ways to make...

Feel like i need to make a decision on what to do with this SFI. What are your plans? There are quite generous payments on offer. I have heard of several local farmers putting everything into SAM3, £360ish/Ha, buying some seed and throwing it around and thinking it's easy money. Even the...

As I finish off hedging for customers I found myself getting really depressed looking at all this cs and sfi sh!t. Once fields I mowed and baled in some fallow weeds. Fields I fert spread the arable on either fallow stubble or bird seed. The whole lot looks unloved. Then onto hedges. Got most...

They want written submissions from farmers. Have you been treated fairly? Bullied? They've stipulated terms, and it's take it or leave it? Is this a good opportunity to use this EFRA Committee submissions to push back at things like GFC? because retailers are using Red Tractor as a means of...

Welcome to Ruminant Health & Welfare Welcome to the first RH&W newsletter of 2024 Our important work continues with our focus now on developing a beef welfare strategy with the working group as well as progressing the welfare goals identified in the dairy and sheep strategies through 2024. As...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland There is over a £125,000 difference between the top-performing dairy farms and the bottom 50%, according to new data from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). AHDB revisited and updated data from 2017 and 2018 for beef and...

As above.!! Make some noise with the questions and make people feel the mood of REAL Farmers. You have a platform, get out there. No doubt the great and the good are there and a lot of media outlets too, talk to them and tell them how we all feel. WB

Please see the attached form I am going to send this form to the AHDB and various organisations in the grain supply trade to see what reaction there is to a valid alternative to Red Tractor assurance. I you support this form as an alternative to RT then please show your support by voting in...

Red Tractor Member Mailing Dear Red Tractor Member Independent review finds Red Tractor Governance is sound and no breach of procedure London, 19 February 2024: The NFU have today published Campbell Tickell’s independent review of Red Tractor Governance. Red Tractor Chair, Christine...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland “World-class” UK beef, dairy and lamb produce is being showcased at Gulfood, a food and drink trade show in Dubai. This is according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) senior halal manager, Dr Awal Fuseini, who said the...

Thankfully, I never had to be involved in Red Tractor. Does not Red Tractor amount to a restraint of trade?

Watch video using link at bottom of this post. Right at the end, talking about CEO of Red Tractor, if the job came available, Minette says "who would want that job if it did come up". Not only that, but Minette, who's known for being a big supporter of RT, says she wouldn't want the job either...