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teslacoils

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
I think the term is that gluten should be "present, elastic and of a satisfactory colour". But I've never heard anyone actually define what they mean. I once learnt how Chopin alveograph and zeleny tests worked but have never seen them used in the UK.
 

Brisel

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
Not that I was aware of, had Don & Zon, bushel, hagberg and protein done. The load in question was below spec in hagberg 180 but they were also on about gluten being low. It was a Friday and by all accounts the mill can be interesting.

Is there any mention of gluten in your contract with the merchant?
 

Surgery

Member
Location
Oxford
Seems milling premiums in free fall due to mills etc clubbing together buying farther land wheat before brexit , them bar stewards , why do we bother , thanks to all involved , hope germans hold it back
 

David.

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
J11 M40
Of course, they will have very tight contracts with the likes of Tesco, and need to absolutely guarantee that they can supply. What would you do, sat watching UK wheat fast losing quality sat in the field, and knowing that many samples nearly a month ago now were showing low protein, if you were them?
 

teslacoils

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
No, it's fair enough. It's not like there is enough UK supply. But they would be the first crying to mummy the minute we got close to similar market power. Expect they don't want the tarrif after December!
 

Surgery

Member
Location
Oxford
Of course, they will have very tight contracts with the likes of Tesco, and need to absolutely guarantee that they can supply. What would you do, sat watching UK wheat fast losing quality sat in the field, and knowing that many samples nearly a month ago now were showing low protein, if you were them?
Well as someone told me this morning frontier wouldnt offering hardly any premium over feed yes I am a little p1ssed off !!
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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