Red Tractor Dairy standards - Medicine training

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Dear All

As you are probably aware there are some changes to the Red Tractor Dairy Standards which members will be assessed against come the 1st October. With this in mind we felt it important to let those of you who offer training in the area of medicine use know what the standard wording is and how it will be measured at assessment.

We previously had a recommendation that ‘at least one member of staff responsible for administering medicines has undertaken training and holds a certificate…..’ the wording of the standard is now that at least one person, who is responsible for administering medicines……..

How will this be assessed on farm is that the assessor would expect the certificate to be in the name of someone who is regularly noted as administering medicines to the stock, as noted in the farm medicine records (this is not saying, under current standards, that all who administer must have completed a course), the date of the course should also be included on the certificate.

It is worth noting this is still a recommendation within the Beef and Lamb standards – the next planned review of these is 2021 so no changes will occur until then.

We know many of you looking to link these courses back to the standards – should you wish to use a Red Tractor logo please could we ask you to use the Farmed with care logo, as attached.

Should you have any questions about the standard please do come back to Kate Cross - Red Tractor Technical Manager Beef, Lamb and Dairy (Details below)

Tel: 020 3617 3672

Mob: 07384 517933

Email: [email protected]

Kate Cross has also attached the update summary for info – There will be one be forwarded in regard to health plans and annual reviews in the next few weeks.

 

[vantage]

Seems reasonable, I’ve just had my FA, so just missed this.

 

[Homesy]

Oh oh joy of joy.

 

[Davy]

More rules....yayyyyyy!
Was reading in a farming paper that a new rule will be they want the parlour wash cycle recorded. Even though the data sheets for all the chemicals are kept already.

 

[Scoobyscotlad]

This constant” one year a recommendation next year a requirement “ cannot continue.How much more additional pieces of a paper trail that only one person looks at- the farm assurance assessor will we put up with?

 

[Same95]

At least red tractor adds lots of value to our beef and sheep - without out it the beef price would be jolly bad. And, if someone has a bad experience working on a farm, they can get a job as an inspector and give the farmers hell. And, it's good to run inspectors up and down the motorways in cars to add a few extra tons of carbon into the air. It's so fun to work all day in a happy manner, with a copy of the standards under my arm, producing the worlds finest beef/lamb at rock bottom prices. To think it all started as our local livestock market grader coming out with a bit of paper to sign - I guess we thought nothing of it, but what has it become? Should have rejected it then, saved stress, cost, carbon, and endless paperwork that never gets looked at. 99% of farmers did a fine job before assurance was invented. And to finish this rant, I do think it's right to promote british fine food here and abroad - but not with this horrid scheme!!

 

[deleted user 837354]

No mention of the requirement to have BVD, Johnes and MilkSure sorted then......?

 

[Durry cows]

At least red tractor adds lots of value to our beef and sheep - without out it the beef price would be jolly bad. And, if someone has a bad experience working on a farm, they can get a job as an inspector and give the farmers hell. And, it's good to run inspectors up and down the motorways in cars to add a few extra tons of carbon into the air. It's so fun to work all day in a happy manner, with a copy of the standards under my arm, producing the worlds finest beef/lamb at rock bottom prices. To think it all started as our local livestock market grader coming out with a bit of paper to sign - I guess we thought nothing of it, but what has it become? Should have rejected it then, saved stress, cost, carbon, and endless paperwork that never gets looked at. 99% of farmers did a fine job before assurance was invented. And to finish this rant, I do think it's right to promote british fine food here and abroad - but not with this horrid scheme!!

We’ve had ours today, it creates lots of unneeded stress and anxiety and I’ve felt the pressure a bit if I’m honest, passed alright but it needs looking at the amount of pressure we as farmers are put under, no surprise about all the suicide/depression in farming with all the stress and meither of schemes such as this along with rock bottom prices etc

 

[gone up the hill]

We’ve had ours today, it creates lots of unneeded stress and anxiety and I’ve felt the pressure a bit if I’m honest, passed alright but it needs looking at the amount of pressure we as farmers are put under, no surprise about all the suicide/depression in farming with all the stress and meither of schemes such as this along with rock bottom prices etc

@Guy Smith

 

[An Gof]

I despair. Why do I need to spend money on a training course I don’t want and don’t need.
I have 45 years practical experience, ATB Craftmans certificate in Sheep, a degree in Agriculture and was qualified for Amtra until I let it lapse. I was most likely drenching and injecting animals before the trainer was born. It’s nothing more than a scam and takes no account of people’s past experience, qualifications and knowledge.

 

[Wooly]

I despair. Why do I need to spend money on a training course I don’t want and don’t need.
I have 45 years practical experience, ATB Craftmans certificate in Sheep, a degree in Agriculture and was qualified for Amtra until I let it lapse. I was most likely drenching and injecting animals before the trainer was born. It’s nothing more than a scam and takes no account of people’s past experience, qualifications and knowledge.

........... and fully endorsed by the very Organisation that should be representing Farmers against this nonsense !!

 

[gone up the hill]

I despair. Why do I need to spend money on a training course I don’t want and don’t need.
I have 45 years practical experience, ATB Craftmans certificate in Sheep, a degree in Agriculture and was qualified for Amtra until I let it lapse. I was most likely drenching and injecting animals before the trainer was born. It’s nothing more than a scam and takes no account of people’s past experience, qualifications and knowledge.

Do you need feed this into the NFU who are meant to be representing your views when they sit on the RT board??

Minettes idea is to make UK farmers the most professional in the world with the highest standards of production in the world! which would be great except we are getting just about the lowest prices for our animals/ grain etc in the world!

You cannot have the highest COP costs in the world due to things like very high RT standards and a farmgate price well below COP for long before the whole industry crashes down!

If Minette wants us to have the highest standards/ most professional farmers ( in her eyes ) worldwide she first needs to ensure that all these extra costs can be recouped by farmers at the farm gate and this currently is far from the case!

 

[Same95]

We’ve had ours today, it creates lots of unneeded stress and anxiety and I’ve felt the pressure a bit if I’m honest, passed alright but it needs looking at the amount of pressure we as farmers are put under, no surprise about all the suicide/depression in farming with all the stress and meither of schemes such as this along with rock bottom prices etc

Glad you got through it ok! Can't someone start a "help farmers cope scheme"

 

[dannewhouse]

Can anyone recommend a course for this, never read this post or herd about it until the inspection ...

They also weren't happy with mucky cows, not full of slop from muck lying more from flicking silage on backs, it will drop as they charge coats any way.

 

[ridger]

Ring your farmers union office, they are running courses and for once it's only 3 miles away

 

[dannewhouse]

I thought you could do an online one? Just for ease

 

[upnortheast]

Our vets run med courses

 

[mixed breed]

Our vet has me down to do a milksure test, meanwhile I got given a leaflet off another vets, while in market, so they booked me a place. Had a lovely evening with 30 other farmers, listening to a wench from noah. Cost 30quid, got a certificate and a plate of beef pie, chips and peas.

 

[SolwayFarmer]

Can anyone recommend a course for this, never read this post or herd about it until the inspection ...

They also weren't happy with mucky cows, not full of slop from muck lying more from flicking silage on backs, it will drop as they charge coats any way.

Lantra Awards - AMBP Antibiotics in Dairy (E-Learning)

This training reflects current best practice in the use of antibiotics in farm animals.

www.lantra.co.uk

 

[Headless chicken]

We’ve had ours today, it creates lots of unneeded stress and anxiety and I’ve felt the pressure a bit if I’m honest, passed alright but it needs looking at the amount of pressure we as farmers are put under, no surprise about all the suicide/depression in farming with all the stress and meither of schemes such as this along with rock bottom prices etc

I pulled my milk buyer up on this. We had an inspection nothing majorly wrong few bits to sort no problem. Couple days later I had a really arsey letter saying we were being put on spot inspection due to our infringements.
They said they’ve had a few issues with the wording of the letters