Red Tractor Fight, Campaign Resources

[willy]

Red Tractors new slogan

C committed to allowing imports
U united against UK farmers
N Nazi style rule is neccacary for revolting peasants
T totally unnecessary
S strategically disadvantages UK growers

Just need to think of a catchy acronym

 

[Tarw Coch]

Red Tractors new slogan

C committed to allowing imports
U united against UK farmers
N Nazi style rule is neccacary for peasants
T totally unnecessary
S strategically disadvantages UK growers

Just need to think of a catchy acronym

You’re a bit late to the party, some have been calling them that for years

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

@FarmyStu not sure if you missed this but not heard any reply on the subject

cheers

Drillman

I wouldn't bother

 

[Drillman]

I wouldn't bother

Ah it’s ok, The chap has admitted he doesn’t sell anything that requires rt involvement so he hasnt any real knowledge on the subject when replying.

 

[willy]

At least with Ronnie and Reggie didn't pretend to be anything other than East end crooks and hard men, who ran protection rackets to fund their lifestyle.

Where as RT strutt around as the UK farmers saviour while taking money off us on the pretense we would be doomed without them. Of course its optional but so was not paying the Crays!

 

[EJS]

Although they keep saying it is optional, I have spoken to 3 of the traders I deal with and they all say there are basically no non assured homes they can sell my grain to. Based in Kent, I am not sure how else to find a home for it, as I would very much like to leave RT!

 

[willy]

If openfield being a farmers co op took the bull by the horns they could knock the other traders into oblivion

 

[willy]

Roquettes never needed a red tractor passport

 

[Pigless]

If openfield being a farmers co op took the bull by the horns they could knock the other traders into oblivion

If either a farmer owned trader or feed mill such as mole valley would help out they could make a difference and gain a huge amount of credibility with farmers. I would trade with them for the rest of my farming career!

 

[tullah]

If either a farmer owned trader or feed mill such as mole valley would help out they could make a difference and gain a huge amount of credibility with farmers. I would trade with them for the rest of my farming career!

They’d get all my business too

 

[redbaron]

If openfield being a farmers co op took the bull by the horns they could knock the other traders into oblivion

My recent contact with Openfield senior staff suggests they are well and truly in bed with RT. They have said the same as Mosely about imported grain quality and tests. But I haven't managed to get chapter and verse from them of what these tests are.

 

[tullah]

My recent contact with Openfield senior staff suggests they are well and truly in bed with RT. They have said the same as Mosely about imported grain quality and tests. But I haven't managed to get chapter and verse from them of what these tests are.

Perhaps they would give a detailed written reply re import tests to their buyer, a concerned consumer.

 

[Clive]

Why won’t anyone answer this simple question about what tests are done on imported grains ?


this IS the dirty little secret I think

 

[texelburger]

My recent contact with Openfield senior staff suggests they are well and truly in bed with RT. They have said the same as Mosely about imported grain quality and tests. But I haven't managed to get chapter and verse from them of what these tests are.

All we need to know,and surely we're not asking too much,is what tests are done on imported grain.We then,as farmers,set up a company that allows farmers to send their grain for these tests post harvest and issues compliance certificates and Bob's your uncle we have an equivalent standard as imported.
They could NOT argue with that.
Perhaps we need to send AIC a freedom of information request regarding the tests.

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

That's what's worrying them.

 

[Grass And Grain]

All we need to know,and surely we're not asking too much,is what tests are done on imported grain.We then,as farmers,set up a company that allows farmers to send their grain for these tests post harvest and issues compliance certificates and Bob's your uncle we have an equivalent standard as imported.
They could NOT argue with that.
Perhaps we need to send AIC a freedom of information request regarding the tests.

We asked them that. And they did argue against it.

What they didn't do, was give us a reason why we couldn't do it.

We haven't actually done it though.

Maybe we ask them again. If we get tests done, and send it to a feed mill, will it get rejected?

 

[Steevo]

Why won’t anyone answer this simple question about what tests are done on imported grains ?


this IS the dirty little secret I think

Interestingly also JM said “some millers think….” rather than giving his own opinion. He doesn’t have to justify the hearsay he claims to be passing on. Strangely knows these millers of which he speaks. It’s all smoke and mirrors.

 

[SilliamWhale]

Why won’t anyone answer this simple question about what tests are done on imported grains ?


this IS the dirty little secret I think

Because they don't know. And we know they don't know. And they know we know they don't know! They just want income nothing else

 

[Clive]

Because they don't know. And we know they don't know. And they know we know they don't know! They just want income nothing else

either this OR they do know that the tests are VERY basic stuff we could all just do on-farm negating any need for red tractor to exist at all in the grain market

This is my suspicion and why they are so coy to tell, us what these tests actually are

 

[tullah]

That's what's worrying them.

Yes , the way things are going RT won't exist once the cat is out of the bag. It's been allowed to be a fraud for far too long.