You are a cereal farmer so understand all the pressures farmers in general are presently under. Your videos over the last 2 years have highlighted things like high fertiliser prices, low market prices, high machinery prices etc and it gives your none farming viewers an understanding of what we are facing so thank you for that.
However I have a question or two which I would appreciate you answer, either on here or even better do an entire sit down video dedicated to it. So as I understand it you are a farmer NFU member? As well as being a NFU Combinable Crops Board member? Due to this position you then sit on the Red Tractor combinable crops board on behalf of the NFU? I think thats a correct summary of your none farm positions but please correct me if I am wrong?
So with your farming hat on as far as I am aware, you have never said anything negative about the NFU or Red Tractor, yet you must know that the NFU is no longer on the farmers side? We all now know that the NFU were fully aware of the GFC for at least two years and have been at the table from the beginning. You must be aware that the NFU has a lot of none farming associates such as the supermarkets and BRC so why do you as a farmer say nothing when you have the platform to speak out on the side of the farmers?
When you have your own RT inspection you see what they request but again with your farmer hat on you say nothing and accept it? Why?
I also see you singing the praises of the AHDB yet have said nothing about the levy increases which no farmer was ever asked about? Do you think it’s acceptable for these increases when the AHDB do nothing for the industry to the outside world?
So Olly I am just a bit perplexed about your view on these things. You are a farmer first and foremost, yet seem to side with the hierarchy in the industry that seems hell bent on destroying it. I hope you will take the time to answer this in some form.
However I have a question or two which I would appreciate you answer, either on here or even better do an entire sit down video dedicated to it. So as I understand it you are a farmer NFU member? As well as being a NFU Combinable Crops Board member? Due to this position you then sit on the Red Tractor combinable crops board on behalf of the NFU? I think thats a correct summary of your none farm positions but please correct me if I am wrong?
So with your farming hat on as far as I am aware, you have never said anything negative about the NFU or Red Tractor, yet you must know that the NFU is no longer on the farmers side? We all now know that the NFU were fully aware of the GFC for at least two years and have been at the table from the beginning. You must be aware that the NFU has a lot of none farming associates such as the supermarkets and BRC so why do you as a farmer say nothing when you have the platform to speak out on the side of the farmers?
When you have your own RT inspection you see what they request but again with your farmer hat on you say nothing and accept it? Why?
I also see you singing the praises of the AHDB yet have said nothing about the levy increases which no farmer was ever asked about? Do you think it’s acceptable for these increases when the AHDB do nothing for the industry to the outside world?
So Olly I am just a bit perplexed about your view on these things. You are a farmer first and foremost, yet seem to side with the hierarchy in the industry that seems hell bent on destroying it. I hope you will take the time to answer this in some form.