Farming Today - 05/08/2009

Farmers have complained for years about extra charges and demands from the big supermarkets that they supply. A stronger code of practice has just been published by the Competition Commission, ruling out some practices and making it easier for farmers to register complaints. But the majority of retailers have refused the creation of a new ombudsman to police it. The Commission have now asked the government to intervene and force its creation by law. Anna Hill asks how soon it will actually come about.