Written by Charlotte Cunningham
UK farm assurance body, Red Tractor, is urging farmers to engage in a consultation on how its farm standards should evolve. Charlotte Cunningham reports. A consultation opened today (5 Jan) with proposals put forward on how the standards should look across the scheme’s six sectors; beef and lamb, poultry, pigs, dairy, fresh produce and combinable crops and sugar beet. Red Tractor is seeking input from across the industry before finalising its proposition of what the schemes standards will be from Nov 2021. The proposals have been developed over 12 months and representatives from across the food chain – farming organisations, farmers, vets, processors and retailers – have been fully involved in drawing up the amendments. Together they have studied consumer trends, reviewed the latest science and evidence, as well as benchmarked the scheme against competitors and industry best practice. The three-stage process of committee, consultation and consensus, adheres to gold standard recommendations of the British Standards Institute. “We’re a proven world leader in food chain assurance, but we cannot rest on our laurels,” said CEO Jim Moseley. “Red Tractor is recognised as a symbol of British food quality but to maintain this, our standards must continue to evolve with the times,…
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