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Red Tractor鈥檚 future, the value of quality assurance for British farmers and whether digital grain passports will be given the green light were top of the agenda as FG鈥檚 chief reporter Rachael Brown sat down with AHDB chairman Nicholas Saphir

The NFU Council today (October 23) unanimously agreed to examine the governance of Red Tractor and to look more widely at farm assurance and whether they give 'fair value' for producers

Association says it was sideswiped by assurance body's Greener Farms Commitment

The decision followed a meeting on Monday (October 16) involving both Red Tractor and the British Farming Union

Deputy president Tom Bradshaw said he was 鈥榓larmed鈥� by the Red Tractor board鈥檚 decision to bypass the technical committees and sector boards

This week (October 13) from 草榴社区 Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Unions and farmers have been left feeling frustrated after a new environmental module has been imposed on them by Red Tractor without scrutiny. The 'Greener Farms Commitment' is set to be introduced in April 2024

It is part of Red Tractor's commitment to 鈥榤inimise audit duplication and burden' for farmers

Farm assurance body Red Tractor has bit back at claims published in The Times newspaper that said its members are 鈥渕ore likely to pollute the environment鈥� than non-assured farms.