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Red Tractor appoints Cumbrian beef and sheep farmer Alistair Mackintosh as interim chair

Mr Mackintosh will start in post on July 1 2024 replacing Christine Tacon as Red Tractor chair

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Cumbrian beef and sheep farmer Alistair Mackintosh (Red Tractor)
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Cumbrian beef and sheep farmer Alistair Mackintosh (Red Tractor)

The ownership bodies of Red Tractor have appointed current vice-chair, sheep and beef farmer Alistair Mackintosh as interim chair. A statement has been released from Red Tractor ownership body members...

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