COOK RED TRACTOR WEEK 11th to 17th September 2017

RED TRACTOR WEEK 2017 (11th – 17th September) will celebrate great
food, great farming and quality food you can trust. Supported by BBC
Countryfile presenter and Red Tractor farmer Adam Henson, the week
will encourage people to cook their own recipes using Red Tractor
products and post them online using #Trustthetractor.

Red Tractor is creating an online recipe book of real people’s
favourite Red Tractor meals. Each day will focus on a different key
British ingredient and will be supported by a daily competition, and
real life stories and videos from the Red Tractor farmers who bring us
our food.

People can take part via social media (on Twitter and Facebook using
the hashtag #Trustthetractor) and on the Red Tractor website
(www.redtractor.org.uk [1]);

* Monday 11th – Poultry (chicken, duck, turkey)

* Tuesday 12th  – Dairy (milk, cheese, butter)

* Wednesday 13th – Pork

* Thursday 14th – Fruit

* Friday 15th – Beef & Lamb

* Saturday 16th – Vegetables (including sugar and potatoes)

* Sunday 17th – Crops (incl. wheat, barley and oats)

Red Tractor Farmer and BBC Countryfile presenter, Adam Henson said;
“What a fabulous week to get out cooking and supporting our
wonderful British Red Tractor farmers.  As a Red Tractor farmer
myself this is one of my favourite times of year, when the harvest is
safely gathered and we can really enjoy the fruits of our labour with
so much great food in season. 

“This year has been a patchy harvest with mixed quality in wheat
and barley, however overall it has been a positive result.  With
quality being key, it is more important than ever that the crop is
looked after, which is why good standards are important.”

Every stage of the journey your Red Tractor food makes is checked. 
Rigorous independent systems ensure that food holding the Red Tractor
logo can be traced right back to original British farms.

The week will draw people’s attention to the great standards that
go into food and drink with the Red Tractor label. Red Tractor ensures
people can trust the food they eat.  It is the largest food standards
scheme in the UK, covering; animal welfare, food safety, traceability
and environmental protection.

Red Tractor food and drink has been responsibly produced to some of
the most comprehensive and respected standards in the world. All
stages are regularly checked by independent experts. All the major UK
supermarkets use our standards as the basis for their UK sourced food
(and most choose to display our logo to confirm product credentials
with their customers).

For further information please contact Helen Trevorrow (0794 000
9138) or Vicky Hague (07921 060 112) or email helen@greenrow.co.uk [2]