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<blockquote data-quote="Agriland RSS" data-source="post: 7688107" data-attributes="member: 105608"><p>Written by William Kellett from Agriland</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]977785[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Vegetable, flower and potato growers who led the campaign to abolish a statutory levy on horticulture and potato production, have expressed concern and disappointment in recent comments by National Farmers’ Union (NFU) representatives and the Growers Better Levy Group (GLBG), suggesting the industry supports a compulsory levy.</p><p></p><p>Lincolnshire potato and vegetable grower John Bratley said: “In two decisive votes, two-thirds of growers across the horticulture and potato sectors unambiguously rejected the idea of a statutory levy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Speaking at the Festival of Fresh conference on July 13, chair of the NFU Horticulture and Potatoes board Ali Capper suggested that the majority of growers supported a new statutory levy.</p><p></p><p>Capper said: “I think the vast majority of growers see the necessity for some form of small statutory or mandatory levy.”</p><p></p><h2>Rejecting the levy</h2><p></p><p>Her comments were questioned by Bratley who said: “The vast majority of growers rejected the idea of a statutory levy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Bratley added: “If Capper is so supportive of a compulsory levy, it brings into question her ability to represent growers within the NFU.</p><p></p><p>“The NFU needs to remember that the vast majority of growers who voted against a statutory levy are also a majority of its members.”</p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/growers-raise-concerns-about-comments-supporting-a-compulsory-levy/" target="_blank">Growers raise concerns about comments supporting a compulsory levy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk" target="_blank">Agriland.co.uk</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/growers-raise-concerns-about-comments-supporting-a-compulsory-levy/" target="_blank">Continue reading on the Agriland Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agriland RSS, post: 7688107, member: 105608"] Written by William Kellett from Agriland [ATTACH type="full"]977785[/ATTACH] Vegetable, flower and potato growers who led the campaign to abolish a statutory levy on horticulture and potato production, have expressed concern and disappointment in recent comments by National Farmers’ Union (NFU) representatives and the Growers Better Levy Group (GLBG), suggesting the industry supports a compulsory levy. Lincolnshire potato and vegetable grower John Bratley said: “In two decisive votes, two-thirds of growers across the horticulture and potato sectors unambiguously rejected the idea of a statutory levy. Speaking at the Festival of Fresh conference on July 13, chair of the NFU Horticulture and Potatoes board Ali Capper suggested that the majority of growers supported a new statutory levy. Capper said: “I think the vast majority of growers see the necessity for some form of small statutory or mandatory levy.” [HEADING=1]Rejecting the levy[/HEADING] Her comments were questioned by Bratley who said: “The vast majority of growers rejected the idea of a statutory levy. Bratley added: “If Capper is so supportive of a compulsory levy, it brings into question her ability to represent growers within the NFU. “The NFU needs to remember that the vast majority of growers who voted against a statutory levy are also a majority of its members.” The post [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/growers-raise-concerns-about-comments-supporting-a-compulsory-levy/']Growers raise concerns about comments supporting a compulsory levy[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk']Agriland.co.uk[/URL]. [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/growers-raise-concerns-about-comments-supporting-a-compulsory-levy/']Continue reading on the Agriland Website...[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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