Baroness Neville-Rolfe to leave role as Red Tractor chair

Written by Alistair Driver

Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has announced that she will leave her role as Red Tractor chair on November 12.

The announcement comes days after she voted against amendments in the Agriculture Bill tabled to protect farmers from imports produced to standards not permitted in the UK.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe said: “I have much enjoyed my time at Red Tractor and I believe it has made much progress over the last 3 years in achieving wider recognition of its certified standards covering food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection.

“Its standards are leaders in the field internationally and together we have improved the rules and ensured better compliance. We have also successfully navigated COVID.

“I have always believed and made clear that upholding strong agricultural and food standards is in the best interests of British consumers, farmers and manufacturers. Recent comments suggesting I do not take that view are wrong and have only gained credence by ignoring clear statements by me to the contrary.

“In my view UK agricultural and food standards will be even more important post-Brexit. Over time I am sure standards will, rightly, become more rigorous.

“I warmly thank Vice-Chairman Andrew Blenkiron and the rest of the Board and CEO Jim Moseley and all the staff for their support.

“I hope and believe Red Tractor will have a successful future.”

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[Bury the Trash]

It could just be possible that she takes mind altering recreational drugs .

 

[yellowbelly]

It could just be possible that she takes mind altering recreational drugs .

Aye, she's not reet sharp, as we say around here.
Good ridance to the blumming woman

 

[Bury the Trash]

Aye, she's not reet sharp, as we say around here.
Good ridance to the blumming woman

Oh Yes.

"but its not personal its...'just business' "

 

[Werzle]

It could just be possible that she takes mind altering recreational drugs .

Take it as a given

 

[teslacoils]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Sweepstake for which company she will walk into a cushy roll with ?

 

[Goweresque]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Sweepstake for which company she will walk into a cushy roll with ?

She's been working for Tesco all the time she's been with RT, I'm sure they'll find her a formal slot back at the trough.........

 

[Muddyroads]

Written by Alistair Driver

Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has announced that she will leave her role as Red Tractor chair on November 12.

The announcement comes days after she voted against amendments in the Agriculture Bill tabled to protect farmers from imports produced to standards not permitted in the UK.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe said: “I have much enjoyed my time at Red Tractor and I believe it has made much progress over the last 3 years in achieving wider recognition of its certified standards covering food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection.

“Its standards are leaders in the field internationally and together we have improved the rules and ensured better compliance. We have also successfully navigated COVID.

“I have always believed and made clear that upholding strong agricultural and food standards is in the best interests of British consumers, farmers and manufacturers. Recent comments suggesting I do not take that view are wrong and have only gained credence by ignoring clear statements by me to the contrary.

“In my view UK agricultural and food standards will be even more important post-Brexit. Over time I am sure standards will, rightly, become more rigorous.

“I warmly thank Vice-Chairman Andrew Blenkiron and the rest of the Board and CEO Jim Moseley and all the staff for their support.

“I hope and believe Red Tractor will have a successful future.”

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Now there’s a coincidence!

 

[teslacoils]

Anyone who has had any paid association with a supermarket should never, ever be allowed near an organisation associated with farmers. Just no.

 

[Werzle]

Anyone who has had any paid association with a supermarket should never, ever be allowed near an organisation associated with farmers. Just no.

We seem in such a hurry to cosy up to supermarkets etc, we need them no doubt but they need us too. Having them on the boards of our farm assurance is nonsense

 

[Henarar]

We seem in such a hurry to cosy up to supermarkets etc, we need them no doubt but they need us too. Having them on the boards of our farm assurance is nonsense

Well it is for their benefit so RT needs to know what they want