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AHDB TO LAUNCH OWN SELF CERTIFICATION SCHEME
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<blockquote data-quote="Grass And Grain" data-source="post: 7820802" data-attributes="member: 23184"><p>It is about the farmer who has to either sell non-assured at a discount to imports, or pay for RT stickers.</p><p></p><p>Good question to ask ourselves how do we want AHDB to help?....</p><p></p><p>Essentially work with AIC, oilseed crushers and other trade bodies to develop a standard that gives us market access (with equivalent competitiveness to imports) in a way which can work with UK sized farms and 30t lorry loads.</p><p></p><p>We've some really positive things to shout about. Massively improved traceability compared to blended grain on a boat, only UK approved pesticides, NSTS, PA1 PA2, etc. vs a lab test on a blended 25,000t boat load.</p><p></p><p>AIC currently allow a pesticide declaration for blended imported bulk grain, so why cant we have the same. I can take the buyer back to the UK farm it was produced on. Imports? No they can't do this.</p><p></p><p>Call it a pesticide declaration, or call it a new AHDB approved assurance method. Let's not argue about the really fine detail.</p><p></p><p>Currently we can't sell grain to a feed mill if grown to UK legislative standards. Thats poor.</p><p></p><p>Ive asked various people if UK legislative standard grain is safe, or if it is in any way unsafe. They've all said "of course it's safe". Let's face it, our animals are already eating it. So everyone agrees it's safe, but we we've no market access.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grass And Grain, post: 7820802, member: 23184"] It is about the farmer who has to either sell non-assured at a discount to imports, or pay for RT stickers. Good question to ask ourselves how do we want AHDB to help?.... Essentially work with AIC, oilseed crushers and other trade bodies to develop a standard that gives us market access (with equivalent competitiveness to imports) in a way which can work with UK sized farms and 30t lorry loads. We've some really positive things to shout about. Massively improved traceability compared to blended grain on a boat, only UK approved pesticides, NSTS, PA1 PA2, etc. vs a lab test on a blended 25,000t boat load. AIC currently allow a pesticide declaration for blended imported bulk grain, so why cant we have the same. I can take the buyer back to the UK farm it was produced on. Imports? No they can't do this. Call it a pesticide declaration, or call it a new AHDB approved assurance method. Let's not argue about the really fine detail. Currently we can't sell grain to a feed mill if grown to UK legislative standards. Thats poor. Ive asked various people if UK legislative standard grain is safe, or if it is in any way unsafe. They've all said "of course it's safe". Let's face it, our animals are already eating it. So everyone agrees it's safe, but we we've no market access. [/QUOTE]
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