Red Tractor told Greener Farms Commitment should be ‘discontinued’
Red Tractor should drop its controversial Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) module and instead adopt a more transparent approach which works better for farmers, according to UK farming unions and levy body AHDB.
Issuing a joint response today (March 5) following the findings of the independent review into governance at Red Tractor by Campbell Tickell, the organisations – which make up a section of Red Tractor’s ownership body – said they ‘strongly recommended’ that the GFC development was ‘discontinued’.
The statement continued: “It is for the Assured Farm Standards (AFS) Board to consider and agree in what form, and when, it should commission work on sustainability standards. We recommend that any development must evidently and transparently work with all constituencies across the food and farming supply chain, learning from the distinctions across UK agriculture and horticulture, and particularly sectors with clear demand.”
Jane Thynne | Farmers Guardian
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