Unfairness of AHDB Levies

[Agrivator]

When we sell fat stock, we all pay the same AHDB levy, whether or not we are Farm Assured.

The levy is supposed to cover promotion costs, yet almost all promotions by all the Meat Bodies concentrate on meat from Assured Farms, and discriminate against meat from non-assured farms.

Can anyone justify why this is allowed to happen?

We are reluctant members of this protection racket which goes under the guise of Red Tractor etc, , but there is no doubt that livestock on many non-assured farms are looked after far better than stock on some of the shitholes that are farm assured.

 

[Grass And Grain]

Yep.

AHDB have been giving millions of £££ to Red Tractor (can't remember exact figure. Over £2million). Meanwhile, lots of levy payers are not in an assurance scheme.

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Yep.

AHDB have been giving millions of £££ to Red Tractor (can't remember exact figure. Over £2million). Meanwhile, lots of levy payers are not in an assurance scheme.

£5 million since its inception.

 

[ollie989898]

Mandatory levies, taxes or the like are immoral and should be stopped. I don't know why the NFU didn't put a stop to this. Oh yes, I do know why they didn't put a stop to this, jobs for the boys.

 

[texelburger]

It's quite unbelievable this situation has been allowed to happen,AHDB helping to penalise their levy payers who aren't part of the racket.AHDB are fully aware of this situation and have been for months yet they do nothing apart from removing the monies paid to this private company.
The little,cosy club of RT,AHDB,AIC and the NFU needs disassembling now.The amount of money they,altogether, take off farmers is mind blowing.

 

[Grass And Grain]

It's quite unbelievable this situation has been allowed to happen,AHDB helping to penalise their levy payers who aren't part of the racket.AHDB are fully aware of this situation and have been for months yet they do nothing apart from removing the monies paid to this private company.
The little,cosy club of RT,AHDB,AIC and the NFU needs disassembling now.The amount of money they,altogether, take off farmers is mind blowing.

Maybe AHDB should now do something to promote non-RT produce. Would even things out a bit.

 

[texelburger]

Maybe AHDB should now do something to promote non-RT produce. Would even things out a bit.

Not Maybe,they absolutely must do something to address this glaring inequality .Just very surprised they haven't put wheels in motion already.

 

[tullah]

Not Maybe,they absolutely must do something to address this glaring inequality .Just very surprised they haven't put wheels in motion already.

They will spin it out as long as they can till they are voted out and gone.

 

[neilo]

Maybe AHDB should now do something to promote non-RT produce. Would even things out a bit.

Or just 'UK produce', as it is all the same.

 

[Grass And Grain]

Or just 'UK produce', as it is all the same.

Nah, RT stuff now comes assured the farmer has a written H&S policy communicated to the employees, eve if farmer has no employees