Red Tractor - "The Great Grain Robbery Movie"

[Clive]

The Kray brothers could play the parts of the RT

the Kray’s business model was probably fairer

 

[stroller]

That’s precisely what a mate wrote on his calendar in the dairy for the day of his RT inspection.

When I enter the red tractor invoice in my accounts its labelled as "crop assurance scam" it made my accountant chuckle

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

It can only be








I want to break free!!!!

Please Release me

 

[graham mc]

guys and minnettes response to this

 

[Drillman]

Obviously the movie will need some props as well.

red tractor Will need a tent as there HQ,

one that smells of p!ss preferably as a lot has been done inside it recently,

Site the enterance into the wind as well as there’s plenty of splash back whenever they make a feeble attempt to p!ss out of it!

A hollowed out volcano be handy as well if anyone knows of one

 

[Wooly]

the Kray’s business model was probably fairer

Yep..........at least they offered something for extorting your hard earned money ......... protection !!

RT extort the money for absolutely no benefit.

 

[Al R]

Daniel Radcliffe to play Silliam Whale, the intrepid, downtrodden underdog who keeps standing up for what's right in the face of cruel indifference by the authorities.

Harry feckin Potter?

The similarities are uncanny!

 

[Rossymons]

I can't see it being a big box office hit. Critics will probably pan it for being "too implausible and unrealistic"

 

[Grass And Grain]

I can't see it being a big box office hit. Critics will probably pan it for being "too implausible and unrealistic"

Agree. No-one could ever have dreamed it up!

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Guy Smith to be played by Nicholas Lyndhurst

 

[Clive]

Guy Smith to be played by Nicholas Lyndhurst

Guy “Judas Iscariot” Smith ?

 

[Grass And Grain]

This is a bit of fun, so nothing personal, but I don't totally get Stuart Roberts stance. In the NFU page quoted below, he says RT have developed the right standards to balance needa of farmers etc, then goes on to give the 8 NFU principles they want RT to conform to.

RT hasn't ticked any/many of those 8 boxes, so why say the new RT standards are good.

In the film, Stuart needa to be played by someone who says black is white.



Responding to the announcement, NFU Deputy President Stuart Roberts, pictured above, said:

“Following significant feedback from the NFU and farmer and grower licensees, Red Tractor has developed the right standards to progress our industry, while balancing the needs of farmers with the evolving demands of shoppers and the supply chain.

“I would like to see Red Tractor embrace the eight principles that the NFU has set out for future standards development and embed these within the Red Tractor process. In the development of bolt-ons, Red Tractor must ensure these are more meaningful for farmers, increase relevance and integrity within the food supply chain, and importantly, deliver value back to the farm. Farmers cannot be burdened with additional standards which do not deliver something back to them at the farm gate – these standards cannot become the norm.

“There are significant opportunities in the future for the Red Tractor assurance scheme both at home and, as new trade deals are developed, to help bolster ‘Brand Britain’ as we take British food to new, global markets.

“Now more than ever, we need to ensure that all our standards on British food, whether for animal welfare, food safety or environmental protection, meet the needs of both farmers and the great British public.”

Read the NFU's eight key principles for developing food assurance standards​

The NFU submitted a thorough and detailed response to the Red Tractor 2021 Standards Review. We called for a fresh approach and set out eight key principles to guide the standards body to improve its offer to scheme members.
These eight principles are:

• Continue to retain trust and support growth in the domestic market for British food.
• Provide an assurance platform for growth in the export market for British food and ensure high value exports have robust assurance supporting traceability claims.
• Retain its leading position on cost effective assurance and protect members from inspection and regulatory duplication. Any additional costs associated with implementing new standards should be supported with a clear and simple cost benefit analysis or business case.
• Be empowered to challenge duplicity within the marketplace and not facilitate the hypocrisy of buyers' sourcing policies which undermines domestic standards.
• Seek to add value through segmentation and market differentiation where there is a need to deliver different value propositions to different markets, without inflating the core standard and eroding value to scheme members.
• Provide marketing choice for buyers. Scheme options, or bolt-ons, could provide competition for cost-effective or a more practicable alternative for brands and scheme members alike.
• Provide a viable but discretionary alternative to new or increasing regulatory burdens and it should deliver efficient solutions in areas that are susceptible to regulatory burdens.
• Explore the opportunities for inspections to be driven by outcomes and data, and where possible reduce the burden of inspection and add value back to farmers

 

[7610 super q]

My take on it all...........make life as difficult as possible for the small guys......they give up....... = more land available for the larger outfits that can employ secretaries / managers to sort all this guff out ??
Am I wrong ??

 

[roscoe erf]

My take on it all...........make life as difficult as possible for the small guys......they give up....... = more land available for the larger outfits that can employ secretaries / managers to sort all this guff out ??
Am I wrong ??

no its the game plan of most gangsters once you've got one territory sown up go after the rest

 

[SilliamWhale]

This is a bit of fun, so nothing personal, but I don't totally get Stuart Roberts stance. In the NFU page quoted below, he says RT have developed the right standards to balance needa of farmers etc, then goes on to give the 8 NFU principles they want RT to conform to.

RT hasn't ticked any/many of those 8 boxes, so why say the new RT standards are good.

In the film, Stuart needa to be played by someone who says black is white.



Responding to the announcement, NFU Deputy President Stuart Roberts, pictured above, said:

“Following significant feedback from the NFU and farmer and grower licensees, Red Tractor has developed the right standards to progress our industry, while balancing the needs of farmers with the evolving demands of shoppers and the supply chain.

“I would like to see Red Tractor embrace the eight principles that the NFU has set out for future standards development and embed these within the Red Tractor process. In the development of bolt-ons, Red Tractor must ensure these are more meaningful for farmers, increase relevance and integrity within the food supply chain, and importantly, deliver value back to the farm. Farmers cannot be burdened with additional standards which do not deliver something back to them at the farm gate – these standards cannot become the norm.

“There are significant opportunities in the future for the Red Tractor assurance scheme both at home and, as new trade deals are developed, to help bolster ‘Brand Britain’ as we take British food to new, global markets.

“Now more than ever, we need to ensure that all our standards on British food, whether for animal welfare, food safety or environmental protection, meet the needs of both farmers and the great British public.”

Read the NFU's eight key principles for developing food assurance standards​

The NFU submitted a thorough and detailed response to the Red Tractor 2021 Standards Review. We called for a fresh approach and set out eight key principles to guide the standards body to improve its offer to scheme members.
These eight principles are:

• Continue to retain trust and support growth in the domestic market for British food.
• Provide an assurance platform for growth in the export market for British food and ensure high value exports have robust assurance supporting traceability claims.
• Retain its leading position on cost effective assurance and protect members from inspection and regulatory duplication. Any additional costs associated with implementing new standards should be supported with a clear and simple cost benefit analysis or business case.
• Be empowered to challenge duplicity within the marketplace and not facilitate the hypocrisy of buyers' sourcing policies which undermines domestic standards.
• Seek to add value through segmentation and market differentiation where there is a need to deliver different value propositions to different markets, without inflating the core standard and eroding value to scheme members.
• Provide marketing choice for buyers. Scheme options, or bolt-ons, could provide competition for cost-effective or a more practicable alternative for brands and scheme members alike.
• Provide a viable but discretionary alternative to new or increasing regulatory burdens and it should deliver efficient solutions in areas that are susceptible to regulatory burdens.
• Explore the opportunities for inspections to be driven by outcomes and data, and where possible reduce the burden of inspection and add value back to farmers

Your not supposed to get what his stance is, that's the point

He still wants you keep paying into the ponzi scheme and the benefits of which still do not exist. His organisation don't lose face then which is what its all about. They don't care about farmers - if they did they would engage with them

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

This is a bit of fun, so nothing personal, but I don't totally get Stuart Roberts stance. In the NFU page quoted below, he says RT have developed the right standards to balance needa of farmers etc, then goes on to give the 8 NFU principles they want RT to conform to.

RT hasn't ticked any/many of those 8 boxes, so why say the new RT standards are good.

In the film, Stuart needa to be played by someone who says black is white.



Responding to the announcement, NFU Deputy President Stuart Roberts, pictured above, said:

“Following significant feedback from the NFU and farmer and grower licensees, Red Tractor has developed the right standards to progress our industry, while balancing the needs of farmers with the evolving demands of shoppers and the supply chain.

“I would like to see Red Tractor embrace the eight principles that the NFU has set out for future standards development and embed these within the Red Tractor process. In the development of bolt-ons, Red Tractor must ensure these are more meaningful for farmers, increase relevance and integrity within the food supply chain, and importantly, deliver value back to the farm. Farmers cannot be burdened with additional standards which do not deliver something back to them at the farm gate – these standards cannot become the norm.

“There are significant opportunities in the future for the Red Tractor assurance scheme both at home and, as new trade deals are developed, to help bolster ‘Brand Britain’ as we take British food to new, global markets.

“Now more than ever, we need to ensure that all our standards on British food, whether for animal welfare, food safety or environmental protection, meet the needs of both farmers and the great British public.”

Read the NFU's eight key principles for developing food assurance standards​

The NFU submitted a thorough and detailed response to the Red Tractor 2021 Standards Review. We called for a fresh approach and set out eight key principles to guide the standards body to improve its offer to scheme members.
These eight principles are:

• Continue to retain trust and support growth in the domestic market for British food.
• Provide an assurance platform for growth in the export market for British food and ensure high value exports have robust assurance supporting traceability claims.
• Retain its leading position on cost effective assurance and protect members from inspection and regulatory duplication. Any additional costs associated with implementing new standards should be supported with a clear and simple cost benefit analysis or business case.
• Be empowered to challenge duplicity within the marketplace and not facilitate the hypocrisy of buyers' sourcing policies which undermines domestic standards.
• Seek to add value through segmentation and market differentiation where there is a need to deliver different value propositions to different markets, without inflating the core standard and eroding value to scheme members.
• Provide marketing choice for buyers. Scheme options, or bolt-ons, could provide competition for cost-effective or a more practicable alternative for brands and scheme members alike.
• Provide a viable but discretionary alternative to new or increasing regulatory burdens and it should deliver efficient solutions in areas that are susceptible to regulatory burdens.
• Explore the opportunities for inspections to be driven by outcomes and data, and where possible reduce the burden of inspection and add value back to farmers

Just look at the last point.

Inspections to be driven by outcomes???

Reduce the burden of inspections???

Add value back to farmers???? That's the best one! All it does is add cost.

 

[Grass And Grain]

Just look at the last point.

Inspections to be driven by outcomes???

Reduce the burden of inspections???

Add value back to farmers???? That's the best one! All it does is add cost.

• Be empowered to challenge duplicity within the marketplace and not facilitate the hypocrisy of buyers' sourcing policies which undermines domestic standards.

Red Tractor CAN do this. RT control their own livestock schemes. They could say audited farm level assured grain only in the compound feed, if they wished.

They don't. Double standards. Duplicity. But they get AIC to request RT from the UK growers.

We want one overarching standard. Two standards is nonsense, and they know it.

 

[An Gof]

Your not supposed to get what his stance is, that's the point

He still wants you keep paying into the ponzi scheme and the benefits of which still do not exist. His organisation don't lose face then which is what its all about. They don't care about farmers - if they did they would engage with them

I like Stuart. But I’m afraid to say I think he is one that likes to run with the fox and hunt with the hounds.
Still waiting for the personal call he promised to make to me on RT.
His eye is on a bigger prize …….. and he has competition

 

[onesiedale]

Meanwhile, this week in Derbyshire, they've started filming already!

 

[SilliamWhale]

I like Stuart. But I’m afraid to say I think he is one that likes to run with the fox and hunt with the hounds.
Still waiting for the personal call he promised to make to me on RT.
His eye is on a bigger prize …….. and he has competition

It's nothing to do with like or dislike.