Red Tractor Chair sells out all members

[Humble Village Farmer]

I'm told this morning the NFU are backing her .....

Just about sums it up

 

[glasshouse]

The TFF farm standard. @Clive can’t we start our own? To keep the costs down farm inspections should be done by two of your neighbouring farmers who are also members of the scheme, let’s face it, no one is more critical of your methods of farming than them. We all know who’s doing the job properly and who isn’t. We all know the standards required as we’ve all had to comply with them up to now. Who’s in?

Like the war ag where your neighbours were handed the power to put you out of business?
I assume you jest

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

I think @Bald Rick has a special licence for his material .....it keeps the threads alive !

Yes silly me. Apologies

 

[egbert]

Q: Did she ever leave?

I don't much about remuneration structures for such work, but I rather suspect that after 15 years there would be some 'pension package'.

so a simple question. does she still receive money from Tescos?

 

[cb387]

The TFF farm standard. @Clive can’t we start our own? To keep the costs down farm inspections should be done by two of your neighbouring farmers who are also members of the scheme, let’s face it, no one is more critical of your methods of farming than them. We all know who’s doing the job properly and who isn’t. We all know the standards required as we’ve all had to comply with them up to now. Who’s in?

Totally agree. Or go the whole way and start a new farming union as the one we have is at best useless and at worst actually working against us

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Surely the RT Chair should not have voted in the House of Lords ......isn't a conflict of interest ?

 

[An Gof]

I'm told this morning the NFU are backing her .....

Be REALLY interested to hear who is saying that our local County Whats App group already calling for her head. But we are just part of the awkward South West

 

[britt]

Be careful for two reasons:
1) we rely on imported GM soya
2) make imports compliant with RT and we have no advantage over them quality wise.

Importsthat are cheap and meet RT would be our worst nightmare.
Imports that are cheap but don’t meet RT are “inferior”.

I agree with what you say, but the problem is that the supermarket can put a Union Jack on a meat pie with "British beef" written next to it, but the rest can be made from cheep substandard imported material and the consumer is hoodwinked into thinking that it is all British, or has to knowingly accept the compromise.

 

[DaveGrohl]

But then with cheap substandard imports about to arrive RT day's are over??

Considering how utterly worthless the RT brand is in terms of consumer recognition, what therefore is the point of it when we start to let any old crap in? And don't tell me it's a point of difference when it doesn't mean anything now.

 

[4course]

I'm told this morning the NFU are backing her .....

if they are that could be few hundred quid saved to offset any reduction against non assured grain!!

 

[Wheatonrotty]

if they are that could be few hundred quid saved to offset any reduction against non assured grain!!

Just what I was thinking, have stuck with NFU as although deeply flawed it is the best voice we have. If they are really backing her we have to ask whose voice they are talking with.

 

[glasshouse]

Surely the RT Chair should not have voted in the House of Lords ......isn't a conflict of interest ?

The lords is nothing but vested interest

 

[Sid]

I'm told this morning the NFU are backing her .....

Be REALLY interested to hear who is saying that our local County Whats App group already calling for her head. But we are just part of the awkward South West

Funny our WhatsApp group is saying the same as yours

 

[roscoe erf]

Minette Batters needs to be getting some air time on this.

dont expect the nfu to have much to say about this

 

[Henarar]

Going to be an interesting first RT AFS Board meeting for @Guy Smith I wonder if the Board will call for a vote of no confidence in the Chair.

Good luck getting a decent answer from Guy about this on here, I like the chap but as far as I can see on the last few threads he has been on all he does is seek to cause an argument and not answer anything properly

 

[An Gof]

Good luck getting a decent answer from Guy about this on here, I like the chap but as far as I can see on the last few threads he has been on all he does is seek to cause an argument and not answer anything properly

In fairness to him this will be difficult as the new boy on the block.

 

[Sid]

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Not even with yours ........ and it looks like she swings both ways





(politically)

Married to Sir Richard Packer and has 4 children according to Wikipedia.

She was Lady Packer until she enter the Lords.

She started in the Civil service and has worked her way up through MAFF and Tescos

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Be REALLY interested to hear who is saying that our local County Whats App group already calling for her head. But we are just part of the awkward South West

Good on them if they are.... if the NFU are objecting to it then they need 59 speak up very strongly.......will they I doubt it !
Having resigned my membership with them I shouldn't really criticise them but it may be a good opportunity to get a bit of confidence back with the farming industry

 

[Treg]

I'm told this morning the NFU are backing her .....

No way!

 

[Farmer1001]

No FA and pass the Governments Bill and we are on “sort of” a level playing field with the imports that would be allowable under the governments Ag Bill. Keep FA and pass the Lords bill and we will be on a level playing field. So what’s the answer?