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<blockquote data-quote="Austin7" data-source="post: 7497015" data-attributes="member: 42100"><p>Without doubt Peter Kendall is the primary author of the current crisis in AHDB. He stepped straight from the NFU into AHDB in April 14 by January 15 the parent bodies whether they be the Horticultural Development Council, Home Grown Cereals Authority, British Potato Council, etc were swept up into AHDB re-branded sectors. Staff were homogenised and grew from just over 300 to now nearly 500. Potatoes suffered a double hit as David Piccaver who had been appointed Potatoes chair in April 13 died in the following December. David proceeded me as Chairman of NFU Potatoes, few could rival his experience, there could have been nobody better in post to see off Peter Kendall. Since then the Potatoes Chair has been taken by Fiona Fell, Sophie Churchill and Alison Levett. No doubt all capable but with almost zero knowledge of Potatoes. I know from my experience what a fiendishly complex sector it is, even if you have spent your whole life growing spuds. So, White Rabbit we agree on something quite significant, AHDB mismanagement is the issue not the principle of a body. I note your gentle dig at Goweresque but did you notice his: “might allow something more fit for purpose to arise elsewhere”. Could it possibly be that behind those kind words which usually come my way, there is some positive thinking? As I have said many times the industry must seek a consensus. Whilst I would be reluctant to lose the powers of the 2008 Act there is one option which has escaped debate so far, it is to look at the quiet success of PGRO . The 2020 Agriculture Act gives the opportunity of beefing up a PGRO type organisation and with Sutton Bridge Potatoes still have an independent base for the dozen staff we would need.</p><p></p><p>Unforgivably whilst mentioning the loss of David Piccaver I forgot the even more important loss of Ben Gill just a few months later. If Ben had still been with us no doubt he would have taken those of us orphaned from our research base and directed us towards working with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council where he served both before he was NFU President and after.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Austin7, post: 7497015, member: 42100"] Without doubt Peter Kendall is the primary author of the current crisis in AHDB. He stepped straight from the NFU into AHDB in April 14 by January 15 the parent bodies whether they be the Horticultural Development Council, Home Grown Cereals Authority, British Potato Council, etc were swept up into AHDB re-branded sectors. Staff were homogenised and grew from just over 300 to now nearly 500. Potatoes suffered a double hit as David Piccaver who had been appointed Potatoes chair in April 13 died in the following December. David proceeded me as Chairman of NFU Potatoes, few could rival his experience, there could have been nobody better in post to see off Peter Kendall. Since then the Potatoes Chair has been taken by Fiona Fell, Sophie Churchill and Alison Levett. No doubt all capable but with almost zero knowledge of Potatoes. I know from my experience what a fiendishly complex sector it is, even if you have spent your whole life growing spuds. So, White Rabbit we agree on something quite significant, AHDB mismanagement is the issue not the principle of a body. I note your gentle dig at Goweresque but did you notice his: “might allow something more fit for purpose to arise elsewhere”. Could it possibly be that behind those kind words which usually come my way, there is some positive thinking? As I have said many times the industry must seek a consensus. Whilst I would be reluctant to lose the powers of the 2008 Act there is one option which has escaped debate so far, it is to look at the quiet success of PGRO . The 2020 Agriculture Act gives the opportunity of beefing up a PGRO type organisation and with Sutton Bridge Potatoes still have an independent base for the dozen staff we would need. Unforgivably whilst mentioning the loss of David Piccaver I forgot the even more important loss of Ben Gill just a few months later. If Ben had still been with us no doubt he would have taken those of us orphaned from our research base and directed us towards working with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council where he served both before he was NFU President and after. [/QUOTE]
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