Greener Farms Commitment

Levy body publishes its response to the Farm Assurance Review and promises swift response to issues including Red Tractor

Dr David Llewellyn has been appointed, after leading the independent commission that produced the farm assurance review report in January

Organisation has 'been gifted' an opportunity to rethink assurance across UK agriculture, says board member

"We are seeking views, in a variety of ways, across the UK agri-food industry, but this is your chance to tell us your experiences of farm assurance so that we hear directly from the farming community".

The lead commissioner for the farm assurance review Dr David Llewellyn confirmed there had been 1,800 responses so far, adding he was confident they would have enough evidence by the end of August

Christine Tacon, chair of Red Tractor, said while the module had been conceived with the best of intentions, errors had been made

Farmers and industry fear the Red Tractor's proposed Greener Farms Commitment is being introduced to fulfil retailers' wider green promise

A meeting scheduled this week to 'broadly discuss environmental standards', was cancelled, with sources suggesting it was scrapped after details were 'leaked to the press'

Union dismisses rumours of 'cover up' as managment consultants Campbell Tickell announced as assurance body probe team

Association says it was sideswiped by assurance body's Greener Farms Commitment