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Former Red Tractor chair Christine Tacon: "I feeI I have left a job half-finished"

After stepping down from her role as chair as Red Tractor, as the new interim chair Alistair Mackintosh begins his role, Christine Tacon reflects on her time at the top - the highs and the lows

Emily Ashworth
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Former Red Tractor chair Christine Tacon: "I feeI I have left a job half-finished"

I stepped down from my role as chair of Red Tractor at the end of June, and it is a good time to reflect on nearly four years in post. I applied for the job because I wanted to stay close to the farming...

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