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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 7198156" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>Whole thing is a muddle with uninformed do gooders with no skin in the game sticking their oars in, topped off with brexit/ remoaner point scoring.</p><p>You really have to laugh though at how far RT credibility can be stretched and for how long our industry will keep on sucking it up. Sadly RT had turned into a protection racket. To all intents and purposes I can’t sell my grain without I pay up my sub. And the other problem is the scheme has become too wide in its scope. It now encompasses things that are nothing to do with grain quality per se, such as integrated pest management plans. That’s why stamping your feet and insisting imports match RT is a non starter. It would cripple international trade overnight and be impossible to administer.</p><p>The only thing anybody should be concerned about is the grain in the lorry or on the boat. You can test it for a zillion things now. It’s either safe on the day of presentation or it isn’t depending on test levels. All the guff back at the farm about filling in rat poison records and rubber strips on grain store doors is just needless shite. You can’t police it abroad in any meaningful way so you cant apply it to imports in any credible way.</p><p>Scrap RT, allow free trade, test at point of delivery as we have always done and as which is the only thing that really matters at a food safety level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 7198156, member: 2119"] Whole thing is a muddle with uninformed do gooders with no skin in the game sticking their oars in, topped off with brexit/ remoaner point scoring. You really have to laugh though at how far RT credibility can be stretched and for how long our industry will keep on sucking it up. Sadly RT had turned into a protection racket. To all intents and purposes I can’t sell my grain without I pay up my sub. And the other problem is the scheme has become too wide in its scope. It now encompasses things that are nothing to do with grain quality per se, such as integrated pest management plans. That’s why stamping your feet and insisting imports match RT is a non starter. It would cripple international trade overnight and be impossible to administer. The only thing anybody should be concerned about is the grain in the lorry or on the boat. You can test it for a zillion things now. It’s either safe on the day of presentation or it isn’t depending on test levels. All the guff back at the farm about filling in rat poison records and rubber strips on grain store doors is just needless shite. You can’t police it abroad in any meaningful way so you cant apply it to imports in any credible way. Scrap RT, allow free trade, test at point of delivery as we have always done and as which is the only thing that really matters at a food safety level. [/QUOTE]
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