The Red Tractor ACCS referendum

Would you leave or remain a Red Tractor ACCS member ?

  • Yes, I would resign my Red Tractor (ACCS) membership and join a new "equal to imports" Scheme

    Votes: 659 96.1%
  • No, I would remain in the Red Tractor scheme

    Votes: 27 3.9%

  • Total voters
    686

graham mc

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
East Yorkshire
Amazed that you have enough Council staff to call and see you....

Did they ask what type of farming you were carrying out?


the guy can see the main farm from his house so im hoping he can. He has been previously to look at a potato store but as it was used for storage with cipc its just a machinery store now
 
Followed this thread closely and seen some good ideas. I think a change of course is required instead of beating on the closed RT door.
Print off the assurance certificate used for imported cereals.
Create a group of those on here plus interested parties and send a letter to each of the Mills stating that this group intends to supply grain without RT stickers but accompanied by this document stating that the cereals supplied are at least as good or better than imports they are mixed with. Any rejection due to no RT sticker will result in a case presented to CMA which may result in heavy fines if found against the Mill.
I would ask all those agreeing to join to state how much cereal they produce.
This would show the Mills it is not just wee Jim down the road.
I would also ask if members would be prepared to in principle commit say 5p / tonne towards legal representation if required. This is what I would call cooperation which is so sadly missing in UK Ag.
 

tullah

Member
Location
Linconshire
Followed this thread closely and seen some good ideas. I think a change of course is required instead of beating on the closed RT door.
Print off the assurance certificate used for imported cereals.
Create a group of those on here plus interested parties and send a letter to each of the Mills stating that this group intends to supply grain without RT stickers but accompanied by this document stating that the cereals supplied are at least as good or better than imports they are mixed with. Any rejection due to no RT sticker will result in a case presented to CMA which may result in heavy fines if found against the Mill.
I would ask all those agreeing to join to state how much cereal they produce.
This would show the Mills it is not just wee Jim down the road.
I would also ask if members would be prepared to in principle commit say 5p / tonne towards legal representation if required. This is what I would call cooperation which is so sadly missing in UK Ag.
Yes that's the card to play. Everybody cooperates and we rid ourselves of this devil. A 5p levy is nothing and produces a huge fighting fund. Those we supply would have no choice but to accept. I'm waiting and ready.
 

steveR

Member
Mixed Farmer
Sounds interesting, I didn't see any of that. Do you think people are listening to the members?

According an Officer I have been chatting with, yes.

The proof will be in the pudding, but as I pointed out, it has taken the pressure from social media and mainly here, to push Batters and the NFU leadership as far as they have now gone.
 

Grass And Grain

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Yorks
Followed this thread closely and seen some good ideas. I think a change of course is required instead of beating on the closed RT door.
Print off the assurance certificate used for imported cereals.
Create a group of those on here plus interested parties and send a letter to each of the Mills stating that this group intends to supply grain without RT stickers but accompanied by this document stating that the cereals supplied are at least as good or better than imports they are mixed with. Any rejection due to no RT sticker will result in a case presented to CMA which may result in heavy fines if found against the Mill.
I would ask all those agreeing to join to state how much cereal they produce.
This would show the Mills it is not just wee Jim down the road.
I would also ask if members would be prepared to in principle commit say 5p / tonne towards legal representation if required. This is what I would call cooperation which is so sadly missing in UK Ag.
Yes that's the card to play. Everybody cooperates and we rid ourselves of this devil. A 5p levy is nothing and produces a huge fighting fund. Those we supply would have no choice but to accept. I'm waiting and ready.
I'm itching to crack on, but will just have to wait until AHDB get back to us. I'm hopeful they are going to try and help, and then it won't require any more work from us. We'll see what happens.
 

Humble Village Farmer

Member
BASE UK Member
Location
Essex
I'm itching to crack on, but will just have to wait until AHDB get back to us. I'm hopeful they are going to try and help, and then it won't require any more work from us. We'll see what happens.
I think the ahdb are keen to get rid of the most obvious injustices in the current farm assurance schemes, and will act in levy payers best interests.

If that doesn't work legal action would be the next step. I don't think it will be that big a step to take actually.
 

FarmyStu

Member
Location
NE Lincs
Took this pic in Lidl yesterday. One supermarket, in one shop, doing more to promote sales of British farm produce, than a particular group of farmers, moaning about moisture meter calibration, have managed in 135 pages of omni-whinging.
20210301_150348.jpg
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 80 42.3%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 66 34.9%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 30 15.9%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 7 3.7%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

  • 1,293
  • 1
As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
Top