my vote still goes for, we try to start our own standard get it govermant recognised and shove it down the AIC’s throat.
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/farming-animal-feed
If we can create a registered new uk farm standard that the food agency recognise, feed mills would be hard pressed to block it.
We side step all of RT in one shot.
As far as I can tell they set import standards so we should be able to get a scheme up and running that is at that same level.
Then and only then, if consumers require RT and are willing to pay a premium for it, will RT find a market, and farmers willing to join RT.
https://www.food.gov.uk/apply-for-a-regulated-product-authorisation
If we create a new regulatory product, Uk feed wheat. . . Offer free member ship to farmers in the uk willing to do the tick box declaration, they then get a assurance number under the scheme to put on passports etc.
another product for, uk milling wheat, etc etc create a standard for them all Ideally tick box. Then we have a identifiable marketable products which should give us back assess to the feed mills without RT or the AIC being able to block it.
Funding the work to set it up, I have no clue, will we need a board of directors or committee etc no clue I will contact the food agency and see if it’s even possible.
Ok email sent to them I will see what hoops need jumping through. Or if they reply at all.
The Gist is I asked for new products, uk feed wheat, uk milling wheat, etc etc to be recognised by the AIC as having a standard equal to imports but noting that they are grown in the uk. I asked what would need to be done to start the new product standard. And how to get it recognised by the AIC mills.
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/farming-animal-feed
If we can create a registered new uk farm standard that the food agency recognise, feed mills would be hard pressed to block it.
We side step all of RT in one shot.
As far as I can tell they set import standards so we should be able to get a scheme up and running that is at that same level.
Then and only then, if consumers require RT and are willing to pay a premium for it, will RT find a market, and farmers willing to join RT.
https://www.food.gov.uk/apply-for-a-regulated-product-authorisation
If we create a new regulatory product, Uk feed wheat. . . Offer free member ship to farmers in the uk willing to do the tick box declaration, they then get a assurance number under the scheme to put on passports etc.
another product for, uk milling wheat, etc etc create a standard for them all Ideally tick box. Then we have a identifiable marketable products which should give us back assess to the feed mills without RT or the AIC being able to block it.
Funding the work to set it up, I have no clue, will we need a board of directors or committee etc no clue I will contact the food agency and see if it’s even possible.
Ok email sent to them I will see what hoops need jumping through. Or if they reply at all.
The Gist is I asked for new products, uk feed wheat, uk milling wheat, etc etc to be recognised by the AIC as having a standard equal to imports but noting that they are grown in the uk. I asked what would need to be done to start the new product standard. And how to get it recognised by the AIC mills.
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