This has been a long time coming but, as Bob Dylan famously sang, ‘the times they are a-changin’, with the appointment of Christine Tacon as the Groceries Code Adjudicator.

At last suppliers have an official resource to turn to when they feel pressed by the supermarkets. Many will be watching to see if Tacon has the influence that her position promises to create fair conditions for growers to do what they do best, supply Great British produce.

But it will be a two-way street. Tacon, a highly intelligent and determined woman, is ready to take on the supermarkets on behalf of producers but she can only do this if people talk to her.

This is a pivotal moment, one where growers and suppliers have to support one another and more than that, fully realise the fact that they play an incredibly important part in feeding this country. With world-weather patterns changing, supermarkets can no longer assume that if the UK growers do not dance to their tune, they can simply import. It is time for a shift in the balance of power, and we wish Tacon all the best as she strives to achieve this.

Samantha Lyster, Deputy Editor