animal welfare

Commissioners leading the Farm Assurance Review have extended the deadline for responses to the farmer survey to September 7

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Julie Ashfield, managing director of buying at Aldi, said: "We have been able to hit our 100% cage-free target more than a year early."

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Red Tractor interim chair Alistair Mackintosh said his focus was on improving farmers trust in Red Tractor, through 'greater transparency and increasing audit efficiency.'

Dr David Llewellyn, the review's lead commissioner said: "We are seeking further views to inform the review, and this is the opportunity for the supply chain to tell us their experiences of farm assurance. This is so that we hear directly from the food industry community on this important topic"

The Livestock Auctioneer's Association has launched MartSafe 3.0, a third year of its training programme for livestock market staff

Red Tractor interim chair, Alistair Mackintosh provoked frustration from farmers and auctioneers after comments he was achieving better prices due to Red Tractor assurance than he would have done at the auction mart

The independent review of the UK farm assurance is expected to publish its findings at the end of this year

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