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Fair play to FW for tackling AIC issue head on.
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<blockquote data-quote="Grass And Grain" data-source="post: 7732038" data-attributes="member: 23184"><p>Many thanks to Philip Case at Farmers Weekly for sticking his neck out with this article. Not many journalists would risk upsetting the applecart like this.</p><p></p><p>It's challenged RT,AIC,NFU and AHDB to provide a solution. </p><p></p><p>I think NFU and AHDB (if you're in any doubt, they're supposed to work for farmers) originally backed RT with good intentions.</p><p></p><p>Now it's created a situation by which it's more difficult for UK farmers to access their own markets than it is for imports.</p><p></p><p>Fundamental market access issue! </p><p></p><p>What were they thinking? </p><p></p><p>Didn't anyone notice?</p><p></p><p>Why was it left to me/us to do something about it?</p><p></p><p>Imagine this scenario. Farmer levy payer pays levy to AHDB, each year AHDB then gift some of that levy to RT ring fenced for marketing, RT use that levy to market the RT brand, AIC say only RT grain allowed in our UFAS mills (if you farm in the UK), levy payer isn't RT assured so now can't sell grain to his local feed mill. </p><p></p><p>His own levy has been used to cut off his own market, whilst foreign competitor can still sell to the UK without any RT equivalent assurance. Situation backed all the way by the NFU.</p><p></p><p>How do you feel as that farmer?</p><p></p><p>I'm fuming about it.</p><p></p><p>The current board at AHDB have inherited this situation. It's not their fault. They've to try and fix the problem.</p><p></p><p>What ever the reason was for AHDB cereals to stop the funding to RT, it's pretty embarrassing for RT. One of their part owners doesn't think RT are worth levy payers' money, and the levy would be better spent elsewhere. RT sit there with their head in the sand, pretending nothing is wrong.</p><p></p><p>The good news is that AHDB are now trying to help. I think Martin has worked hard to get discussions moving.</p><p></p><p>If it wasn't for AHDB now helping, I don't know where we'd be. So thanks for the current work they're doing, trying to unpick the current mess.</p><p></p><p>I fear RT and AIC will be hard work, because if AIC were to agree to our requests, then RT might lose a lot of income.</p><p></p><p>Not that many farmers seem to know about the AIC rules. Hopefully it will let a wider audience join the dabate when the print article hits the FW next week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grass And Grain, post: 7732038, member: 23184"] Many thanks to Philip Case at Farmers Weekly for sticking his neck out with this article. Not many journalists would risk upsetting the applecart like this. It's challenged RT,AIC,NFU and AHDB to provide a solution. I think NFU and AHDB (if you're in any doubt, they're supposed to work for farmers) originally backed RT with good intentions. Now it's created a situation by which it's more difficult for UK farmers to access their own markets than it is for imports. Fundamental market access issue! What were they thinking? Didn't anyone notice? Why was it left to me/us to do something about it? Imagine this scenario. Farmer levy payer pays levy to AHDB, each year AHDB then gift some of that levy to RT ring fenced for marketing, RT use that levy to market the RT brand, AIC say only RT grain allowed in our UFAS mills (if you farm in the UK), levy payer isn't RT assured so now can't sell grain to his local feed mill. His own levy has been used to cut off his own market, whilst foreign competitor can still sell to the UK without any RT equivalent assurance. Situation backed all the way by the NFU. How do you feel as that farmer? I'm fuming about it. The current board at AHDB have inherited this situation. It's not their fault. They've to try and fix the problem. What ever the reason was for AHDB cereals to stop the funding to RT, it's pretty embarrassing for RT. One of their part owners doesn't think RT are worth levy payers' money, and the levy would be better spent elsewhere. RT sit there with their head in the sand, pretending nothing is wrong. The good news is that AHDB are now trying to help. I think Martin has worked hard to get discussions moving. If it wasn't for AHDB now helping, I don't know where we'd be. So thanks for the current work they're doing, trying to unpick the current mess. I fear RT and AIC will be hard work, because if AIC were to agree to our requests, then RT might lose a lot of income. Not that many farmers seem to know about the AIC rules. Hopefully it will let a wider audience join the dabate when the print article hits the FW next week. [/QUOTE]
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