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Today the Red Tractor Beef & Lamb Board motioned a vote of no confidence in the RT executive.
This evening the TFA ran a Q and A webinar with Jim Moseley. Couple of questions came in. One asked what RT could do to help level the playing field with grain imports. Another referenced the 3 year audit interval for New Zealand Lamb assurance scheme.
Seems to me there's a theme running here. Farmers think RT is too burdensome.
Jim answered by saying RT is a great scheme and gives good market access and high standards valued by the retailers. Keep high standards and robust audits.
Is Jim deaf? Is he not hearing what people are telling him. Is he wanting farmers to throw him off the RT board? Will he defend Red Tractor until the cows come home.
This doesn't seem a very smart way to keep your job. Why didn't he say "I've finally understood farmers think RT is too burdensome, so we'll work to make it easier for you guys to compete with imports".
This evening the TFA ran a Q and A webinar with Jim Moseley. Couple of questions came in. One asked what RT could do to help level the playing field with grain imports. Another referenced the 3 year audit interval for New Zealand Lamb assurance scheme.
Seems to me there's a theme running here. Farmers think RT is too burdensome.
Jim answered by saying RT is a great scheme and gives good market access and high standards valued by the retailers. Keep high standards and robust audits.
Is Jim deaf? Is he not hearing what people are telling him. Is he wanting farmers to throw him off the RT board? Will he defend Red Tractor until the cows come home.
This doesn't seem a very smart way to keep your job. Why didn't he say "I've finally understood farmers think RT is too burdensome, so we'll work to make it easier for you guys to compete with imports".