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    Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

    by Rebecca Speare-Cole Mar 08, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April.

    The British food assurance body sparked uproar from farmers across the UK last year when it announced the Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) – an optional standard for farmers that meet certain environmental criteria.

    Farmers feared the GFC would eventually evolve into a requirement for market access and would mean they foot the bill for implementing sustainability measures on behalf of supermarkets.

    Following the backlash, Red Tractor halted the development of the GFC as the (NFU) carried out

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