Red Tractor

[Clive]

I have just been inspected today to beat the 1st November deadline.
My designated assessor decided at the last minute he didn’t want to do it this year, because he is obviously very pee’d off with Red Tractor.
So my previous to-him inspector assessed us. @Clive will know who which one I mean.
All went well apart from my finding my renewed NRoSO membership card, that I had put somewhere so as not to lose it, then forgot where that was!
So a Non-Conformance Report was issued.
Guess what, 5 minutes after he had gone (!), I found it and have already sent a copy to NSF.


That’s all very well, BUT:

I was also informed as to how the new inspections will be expected to perform as from now on.
Red Tractor will now require all Assessors to take a DELIBERATELY AGGRESSIVE stance.
Literally just a box ticking exercises and any delay in being able to show what is needed and an instant Non-Conformance.

HTF can this be right?

Most current Assessors are very unhappy about it all and seriously considering their positions, including this one.
Rightly so!

there is no rule that says you have a time limit to answer their stupid questions .......... so they are now making rules top as they go along

in fact answering as slowly as possible to waste assessors time therefore increasing Read Tractors costs beyond viable maybe well be a good idea !


Looking forward to my next inspection ..........

just to add I have always found the individual assessors nice , helpful people, "just doing there job" agreeing how pointless it all is ............. can't beat motivated workforce can you Red Tractor !

 

[tullah]

there is no rule that says you have a time limit to answer their stupid questions .......... so they are now making rules top as they go along

in fact answering as slowly as possible to waste assessors time therefore increasing Read Tractors costs beyond viable maybe well be a good idea !


Looking forward to my next inspection ..........

just to add I have always found the individual assessors nice , helpful people, "just doing there job" agreeing how pointless it all is ............. can't beat motivated workforce can you Red Tractor !

Totally agree with going all out to make the Nfu's silly crops assurance scheme unviable.

 

[Renaultman]

Any one who comes here enters not only my place of work, but also my home.

An aggressive stance will only result in them having a strip torn off them followed by been banned from the premises.

I will not stand for that sort of attitude from people who wish to enter my life.

Remember we’re paying them to do this so should expect a polite and reasonable attitude from there employees.

Same here. My house, my business treat us with respect or leave.

 

[Drillman]

there is no rule that says you have a time limit to answer their stupid questions .......... so they are now making rules top as they go along

in fact answering as slowly as possible to waste assessors time therefore increasing Read Tractors costs beyond viable maybe well be a good idea !


Looking forward to my next inspection ..........

just to add I have always found the individual assessors nice , helpful people, "just doing there job" agreeing how pointless it all is ............. can't beat motivated workforce can you Red Tractor !

Not all the assessors are decent I nearly threw one off the farm a few years back for been an aggressive know it all who wouldn’t listen, with hindsight I should have done. As it was I rung NSF up the following day and complained about him and the following year when he rung to book an appointment told him not to come.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Cousin was telling me last night that he cleared an area on the workbench in his workshop earlier this yr for the RT inspection. Nowhere to sit down and told her that if she wanted anything to give him a ring and he would be around the yard somewhere , she rang him 3 times and each time he took his time coming to see her and she eventually failed him over a couple of things . " Thays fine by me "he said " I don't need RT so you can go back to your office and tell them to stick it but remember this ...you need me more than I need you because with out RT members you wouldn't have a job" he signed the necessary paperwork to say she had been and off she went .
.....later that day they had an email saying that RT we're pleased to say that they had passed their inspection !

 

[Steevo]

Cousin was telling me last night that he cleared an area on the workbench in his workshop earlier this yr for the RT inspection. Nowhere to sit down and told her that if she wanted anything to give him a ring and he would be around the yard somewhere , she rang him 3 times and each time he took his time coming to see her and she eventually failed him over a couple of things . " Thays fine by me "he said " I don't need RT so you can go back to your office and tell them to stick it but remember this ...you need me more than I need you because with out RT members you wouldn't have a job" he signed the necessary paperwork to say she had been and off she went .
.....later that day they had an email saying that RT we're pleased to say that they had passed their inspection !

Surely you’re pulling our leg with this story……

Nobody clears the workshop workbench…..let alone making such a monumental effort for the Red Tractor inspector!

If that’s true it’s no wonder they passed him…!