SilliamWhale
Member
They are not trustworthy at all. Especially for a former grocery code adjucator
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GFC was to go ahead - now not going ahead
- Thread starter Vader
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They are not trustworthy at all. Especially for a former grocery code adjucator
- Location
- Herefordshire
I tried but failed for some reason.I share a paper copy with a brother so will read it on the weekend.
Career people. Tacon has her a website dedicated to herself!
- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
probably saw on here that we were going to ask him where he and nfu stands on it..
- Location
- Herefordshire
I think her and Jim have a lot of Chutzpah .
I think you may be over egging the influence of a thread on this forum!
And we need to remember that red tractor described the GFC as helping the supermarkets with there carbon commitments, red tractor seemed very firmly on the supermarkets side until everything kicked off.
- Location
- N.Lincs
I'm guessing, where the FW says, "All five bodies....", it means,
BFU
FUW
NFU Cymru
NFU
and AHDB ......
......so a 'full house'.
UK farming united for once
BFU
FUW
NFU Cymru
NFU
and AHDB ......
......so a 'full house'.
UK farming united for once
- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
maybe not dead yet...
few bits from the piece
However, it might not be the final nail in the coffin for the GFC, as the statement goes on to acknowledge that Red Tractor may still have a role to play in developing “sustainability standards”, so long as it is done transparently and in consultation with the whole supply chain.
“If there is any desire to continue with the GFC, rebuilding trust should be the essential focus of RT at this moment in time.
“Whether that is done through more board positions or through better consultation is open to debate. But how the farmer’s voice is fed in and heard in Red Tractor for the future is going to be one of the key questions.”
Commenting on the latest farm union/AHDB statement, a Red Tractor spokesman said the AFS Board (including NFU and AHDB) met last Friday (1 March) to discuss the Campbell Tickell report for the first time.
“The board is considering every aspect of the report carefully,” he said. “This includes the Greener Farms Commitment, which remains on hold since October. This process is clearly a priority and will be completed properly before any decisions are taken on next steps.
few bits from the piece
However, it might not be the final nail in the coffin for the GFC, as the statement goes on to acknowledge that Red Tractor may still have a role to play in developing “sustainability standards”, so long as it is done transparently and in consultation with the whole supply chain.
“If there is any desire to continue with the GFC, rebuilding trust should be the essential focus of RT at this moment in time.
“Whether that is done through more board positions or through better consultation is open to debate. But how the farmer’s voice is fed in and heard in Red Tractor for the future is going to be one of the key questions.”
Commenting on the latest farm union/AHDB statement, a Red Tractor spokesman said the AFS Board (including NFU and AHDB) met last Friday (1 March) to discuss the Campbell Tickell report for the first time.
“The board is considering every aspect of the report carefully,” he said. “This includes the Greener Farms Commitment, which remains on hold since October. This process is clearly a priority and will be completed properly before any decisions are taken on next steps.
To me that is very poorly put together article. It says the 5 bodies but doesn't name them. More than once says farmers unions but again no names. Mentions that NFU and AHDB sit on red tractor board. Not clear if Tom is speaking to FW personally or as president of and on behalf of NFU.
I wouldn't be getting the flags out and celebrating just yet.
- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
not really when its known the powers that be read it.
I’m sure they do. But I doubt the nfu are making decisions based upon ‘what Vader said on a forum’.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Location
- Darlington
Hopefully the thread on here, and yours and others contributions on social media have got to the right ears.
Still a lot of farmers have very little idea what has been going on, sadly
I presume "the statement goes on" is the statement put out by the 5 farming unions. Seems to suggest they still want it but just to be done more openly.
Punch
Member
- Location
- Warwickshire
I’d assumed the 5 bodies involved with AFS from a farming view point NFU, Farmers Union of Wales, NFU Scotland, Ulster Farmers Union & AHDB.
Maybe its the start of a very long road back!
- Location
- Northumberland
Completely agree. You’d hope that ‘our’ owners of AFS, now that they’ve started drawing lines in the sand, will continue and will cut RT back to what it was supposed to be.
SilliamWhale
Member
Fuw isn't involved with them, not on its board anyway
- Location
- Northumberland
I wonder if Jim is considering his position yet.