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<blockquote data-quote="Grass And Grain" data-source="post: 7368289" data-attributes="member: 23184"><p>We're just slaves to pay their wages (metaphorically speaking). Try to run away and we're seemingly deemed unfit food producers, not good enough to be suppliers. That terrible stigma of 'un-assured'</p><p></p><p>We can't even supply a single load of wheat to a feed mill because they've stitched up the whole supply chain. Between the assurance schemea (i think RT and AIC) they've banned all the UFAS accredited mills from accepting UK grain unless it's got a RT sticker. And now they've banned RT livestock farmers from buying compound feed unless it's from a UFAS mill. And their rules say the grain can only be transported to and from a UFAS mill in a TASC inspected lorry.</p><p></p><p>So the farmer has to have RT, the mill has to have UFAS and the haulier has to have TASC. It's a perfect gravy train for RT and AIC. The mill, the haulier and the farmer have to pay up or they can't operate.</p><p></p><p>I guess they've got control of 100% of the English farm assurance market.</p><p></p><p>If RT don't change, I predict many people will leave or farmers will start a rival scheme. Then RT will be history, and the cushy well paid board member jobs will be gone. And they'll only have themselves to blame dor their own demise.</p><p></p><p>Stopped beef assurance last year, and now looking hard at ACCS.</p><p></p><p>The costs associated with being RT assured are just getting too much for small farmers. They're driving me out of business and affecting my mental welbeing. RT have got worker welfare guidance, yet as a small business they are slowly driving me out of business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grass And Grain, post: 7368289, member: 23184"] We're just slaves to pay their wages (metaphorically speaking). Try to run away and we're seemingly deemed unfit food producers, not good enough to be suppliers. That terrible stigma of 'un-assured' We can't even supply a single load of wheat to a feed mill because they've stitched up the whole supply chain. Between the assurance schemea (i think RT and AIC) they've banned all the UFAS accredited mills from accepting UK grain unless it's got a RT sticker. And now they've banned RT livestock farmers from buying compound feed unless it's from a UFAS mill. And their rules say the grain can only be transported to and from a UFAS mill in a TASC inspected lorry. So the farmer has to have RT, the mill has to have UFAS and the haulier has to have TASC. It's a perfect gravy train for RT and AIC. The mill, the haulier and the farmer have to pay up or they can't operate. I guess they've got control of 100% of the English farm assurance market. If RT don't change, I predict many people will leave or farmers will start a rival scheme. Then RT will be history, and the cushy well paid board member jobs will be gone. And they'll only have themselves to blame dor their own demise. Stopped beef assurance last year, and now looking hard at ACCS. The costs associated with being RT assured are just getting too much for small farmers. They're driving me out of business and affecting my mental welbeing. RT have got worker welfare guidance, yet as a small business they are slowly driving me out of business. [/QUOTE]
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