"Without farmers on side, inevitably we do not have assurance," says AHDB chair

Red Tractor’s 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’s chief reporter Rachael Brown sat down with AHDB chairman Nicholas Saphir

Rachael Brown
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"Without farmers on side, inevitably we do not have assurance," says AHDB chair

Now is an ‘appropriate time' to take a look at the value of assurance schemes and how they work for farmers and consumers, AHDB chair Nicholas Saphir has said. Speaking to Farmers Guardian amid the...

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