Saw a tweet complaining about the 230-odd pages of material the Red Tractor inspector wanted. Did a search and found it's a UK scheme, as they'd say:
We are a not-for-profit company that is the UK’s biggest farm and food assurance scheme. We develop standards based on science, evidence, best practice and legislation that cover animal welfare, food safety, traceability and environmental protection. Around 50,000 British farmers are accredited to Red Tractor standards, which form the basis of buying and sourcing specifications for major supermarkets, household brands and restaurant chains, ultimately making life simpler for everyone,
50K is about half the active farmers in the UK, but I'm not sure of the definition. It doesn't mention organic products.
I find this:
"Results are weighted to represent the full population of farm businesses that have at least 25 thousand Euros of standard output as recorded in the annual June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture. In 2019, this accounted for approximately 56,521 farm businesses. " (That would be a little over $27,000 depending on exchange rate.)
Someone with ambition could, or maybe already has, compare UK distribution of farms with US.
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