New RT Combinables Crops Chair is....

[Grass And Grain]

Kit Papworth

If you read the link, he says...

"I am keen to discuss the issues around equivalence to imported grains and to explore how inspection can be made less challenging for growers.”

Good start. Let's hope Kit can find a sensible solution

Kit Papworth Appointed As New Crops Sector Chair - Red Tractor Assurance

Kit Papworth Appointed As New Crops Sector Chair. Read this and our most recent stories on the Red Tractor Assurance website.

redtractorassurance.org.uk

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Crop assurance is vital to the entire food chain. (Except imports)
I look forward to working with customers to understand their requirements. Interesting who he thinks his customers are, the farmers who pay the ridiculous tractor or the processing and retail sector who pay the NFU (whose payroll he also seems to be on)?

 

[robbie]

Let's hope he gets on better here than he did in the Anglia farmers board!!!!
He didn't last long there and was ushered out the back door in a hurry!!!!

 

[tullah]

Kit Papworth

If you read the link, he says...

"I am keen to discuss the issues around equivalence to imported grains and to explore how inspection can be made less challenging for growers.”

Good start. Let's hope Kit can find a sensible solution

Kit Papworth Appointed As New Crops Sector Chair - Red Tractor Assurance

Kit Papworth Appointed As New Crops Sector Chair. Read this and our most recent stories on the Red Tractor Assurance website.

redtractorassurance.org.uk

Does he know that if put to a democratic vote then 98% of farmers want RT tickbox to go.
How can someone in their right mind join this scam

 

[DrWazzock]

Let’s see what he’s got to say, but I reckon it will be first if any incoming chairman shrinks or prunes back the empire he presides over, which is what is desperately needed.

 

[Grass And Grain]

Does he know that if put to a democratic vote then 98% of farmers want RT tickbox to go.
How can someone in their right mind join this scam

Let’s see what he’s got to say, but I reckon it will be first if any incoming chairman shrinks or prunes back the empire he presides over, which is what is desperately needed.

On other thread...

Post in thread 'Who has replaced Guy Smith at Red Tractor?' https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index...-guy-smith-at-red-tractor.375272/post-8287294

Looks very proactive and listening.

Problem is, if something like Gatekeeper was accepted for UK grain, then RT stand to lose lots of members. RT won't want that. Hence why we've got the unhappy farmers situation.

There might be potential solutions. It's working out what to do for the best, but best for farmers might not be best for RT or processors.

It's currently unfair and why NFU have been losing members (NFU's support and ownership of RT).

 

[robbie]

I think that kit, unfortunately will just be more of the same. After all, as already said on the other thread. No one with different views to RT or someone who wants to change the status quo would get a look in for the job.

 

[SilliamWhale]

Crop assurance is vital to the entire food chain. (Except imports)
I look forward to working with customers to understand their requirements. Interesting who he thinks his customers are, the farmers who pay the ridiculous tractor or the processing and retail sector who pay the NFU (whose payroll he also seems to be on)?

Yes one thing crop assurance is palpably not is vital.

It may be nice to have for the buyers (for free) and it may be nice for Red Tractor to occassionaly claim to have thwarted bse and foot and mouth or something, but one thing it evidently is not is vital. If it were it would be required from every food product and it would be a label on every food product for free without Red Tractor charging for the privelege.

 

[warksfarmer]

Yes man

 

[Drillman]

On other thread...

Post in thread 'Who has replaced Guy Smith at Red Tractor?' https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index...-guy-smith-at-red-tractor.375272/post-8287294

Looks very proactive and listening.

Problem is, if something like Gatekeeper was accepted for UK grain, then RT stand to lose lots of members. RT won't want that. Hence why we've got the unhappy farmers situation.

There might be potential solutions. It's working out what to do for the best, but best for farmers might not be best for RT or processors.

It's currently unfair and why NFU have been losing members (NFU's support and ownership of RT).

red tractor are a private company largely funded by farmers. They need to find a way to reward us financially for our membership.

The fact they think there the saviour of British ag is a very misguided and short sighted view. The management are lazy and to date have been very unwilling to respond to there paying members. a massive overhaul is required and the bal is firmly in there court.

If there unable to do that there not relevant to us or our industry, and need to shut up shop.

hopefully the appointment of Mr Papworth will be a marked improvement but he needs to get properly stuck in and find answers to the very awkward and valid questions that have been asked by us all over the last 18 months.

 

[Old apprentice]

red tractor are a private company largely funded by farmers. They need to find a way to reward us financially for our membership.

The fact they think there the saviour of British ag is a very misguided and short sighted view. The management are lazy and to date have been very unwilling to respond to there paying members. a massive overhaul is required and the bal is firmly in there court.

If there unable to do that there not relevant to us or our industry, and need to shut up shop.

hopefully the appointment of Mr Papworth will be a marked improvement but he needs to get properly stuck in and find answers to the very awkward and valid questions that have been asked by us all over the last 18 months.

Yes man

Drillman a lot of hope there.

Warksfarmer spot on

 

[Drillman]

Drillman a lot of hope there.

Warksfarmer spot on

I know there’s no bloody hope to them coming round to my way of thinking, mainly because there unable to negotiate a premium on our behalf so are clinging on to the big stick method instead.

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Let's give the man a chance. He hasn't even started yet. There's just a chance that things are about to change so let's see if they do.

It's difficult to see why someone would want this job without a clear determination to improve things for their customers, us who pay their wages.

The problem is that without a captive market, they don't have a business.

I think we should lay off the criticism until he has had a chance to prove himself. We could be pleasantly surprised.

I think he probably ha a good understanding of the main issues.

 

[warksfarmer]

Let's give the man a chance. He hasn't even started yet. There's just a chance that things are about to change so let's see if they do.

It's difficult to see why someone would want this job without a clear determination to improve things for their customers, us who pay their wages.

The problem is that without a captive market, they don't have a business.

I think we should lay off the criticism until he has had a chance to prove himself. We could be pleasantly surprised.

I think he probably ha a good understanding of the main issues.

On the record now that I’ll predict nothing changes. Might be some creativity initially then nothing because of the corrupt gravy train of U.K. agriculture. He might as well resign today to be quite honest.

 

[robbie]

On the record now that I’ll predict nothing changes. Might be some creativity initially then nothing because of the corrupt gravy train of U.K. agriculture. He might as well resign today to be quite honest.

Sadly I agree with you.
Plenty of puff and blow for a few months, then it will go quiet and things will stay as they are.

 

[warksfarmer]

Sadly I agree with you.
Plenty of puff and blow for a few months, then it will go quiet and things will stay as they are.

Sadly for the Nfu and RT it’ll never go quiet because the British Farming Union is on this along with some lawyers.

 

[Andy Nash]

Yeah, I agree too.
The whole setup is geared towards the needs of the processors and retailers and nothing, no matter how well meaning and sincere Kit is, is going to change that.
Full marks to him for posting on here though, but I have a feeling he will be trying to defend the indefensible.

 

[robbie]

Sadly for the Nfu and RT it’ll never go quiet because the British Farming Union is on this along with some lawyers.

Good!

 

[MrNoo]

Sadly I agree with you.
Plenty of puff and blow for a few months, then it will go quiet and things will stay as they are.

Yup, did with Bradshaw re import standards, Smith just blocked anyone and everyone he cam into contact with, I fear Lee is right, lots of fanfare and gusto but then a flacid failure and same old same old!

 

[steveR]

Let's give the man a chance. He hasn't even started yet. There's just a chance that things are about to change so let's see if they do.

I think we should lay off the criticism until he has had a chance to prove himself. We could be pleasantly surprised.

I think he probably ha a good understanding of the main issues.

He has now from reading the other active thread. Hopefully Kit will be able to push the case for Farming and Farmers...