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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce Almighty" data-source="post: 7856544" data-attributes="member: 297"><p>A good idea about writing to MPs.</p><p>Can we have a standard letter to send to them?</p><p></p><p>Along the lines of</p><p></p><p>"Dear Mr Smith MP</p><p></p><p>There is a dictatorship regarding Assured Grain in Britain. It is controlled by Red Tractor.</p><p></p><p>eg</p><p>The price could be £235/tonne for wheat in Britain. If you are non-assured (not Red Tractor) it may only be £210/tonne.</p><p>Red Tractor does not gain its farmer members any premium, but it does increase their cost of production along with stress - which is not good for a farmer's mental health.</p><p></p><p>AIC say UK mills must buy Red Tractor wheat to sell assured animal feed.</p><p>But they can import grain and add it to other feeds and then sell it as an assured feed.</p><p>The imported grain (wheat) doesn't have to jump through all of the red tape hoops that the UK grown wheat has to jump through (at great expense) but can be added to make an "Assured Feed"</p><p></p><p>This discriminates against UK farmers who are not Red Tractor Farm Assured.</p><p></p><p>Please support the cause of your local farmers against the bureacracy and expense of Red Tractor</p><p></p><p>Yours sincerely</p><p>Mr Farmer</p><p></p><p>(Please edit as necessary)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce Almighty, post: 7856544, member: 297"] A good idea about writing to MPs. Can we have a standard letter to send to them? Along the lines of "Dear Mr Smith MP There is a dictatorship regarding Assured Grain in Britain. It is controlled by Red Tractor. eg The price could be £235/tonne for wheat in Britain. If you are non-assured (not Red Tractor) it may only be £210/tonne. Red Tractor does not gain its farmer members any premium, but it does increase their cost of production along with stress - which is not good for a farmer's mental health. AIC say UK mills must buy Red Tractor wheat to sell assured animal feed. But they can import grain and add it to other feeds and then sell it as an assured feed. The imported grain (wheat) doesn't have to jump through all of the red tape hoops that the UK grown wheat has to jump through (at great expense) but can be added to make an "Assured Feed" This discriminates against UK farmers who are not Red Tractor Farm Assured. Please support the cause of your local farmers against the bureacracy and expense of Red Tractor Yours sincerely Mr Farmer (Please edit as necessary) [/QUOTE]
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