RT Coping Strategies

Top Tip.

Member
Location
highland
RT and QMS in Scotland were a great idea to start with , an inspector would come in once a year to check that you’re records were up to date ,the stock were being looked after and the farm was presentable. Then the standard setting committee was set up and they have to justify their existence by adding new layers of bureaucracy and minutiae every year, abolishing that committee would go a long way to making these schemes more acceptable to the membership. All we need is a basic set of rules without the added stress of annual changes and additions.
 

DRC

Member
The rules are being applied inconsistently then. Some are getting away with using the agronomists spray recommendation sheet but I’m not. It’s a proper recommendation sheet produced by gatekeeper, completed by myself after every job. Proper job but not good enough in this neck of the woods.
I wouldn’t say getting away with it. It has all the info on the sheet, including agronomists name and basis number recorded correctly. How can they argue with that.?
 

7610 super q

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
I really don’t know. I will have to dig into it. Some spray tickets perhaps cover two fields but each field is itemised on the ticket with areas and quantities so all the info is there. It would be easy enough to photocopy the ticket if he want a complete set of tickets for each field, the set of tickets then making a complete field record. But no he insists on a ledger style sheet for each field. A chronological list of chemical applications, not a wedge of spray tickets. In an ideal world I’d say oh yes that’s nice, but does it add anything? No, and as nobody as asked to see them in 30 years other than the inspector it’s all a bit pointless. Which is why the Mrs is doing them as she likes doing different colours and aruff and farting about with excel.


Ohhhoooo does she like downloading RT templates like me ?:love::D
 

Drillman

Member
Mixed Farmer
Tell me about it. They won’t accept spray tickets even though essentially it’s a field record. And they want a full list of the actives not just the trade name of the product even though that info can be found online any time you like which was the last straw for me.
Any chance you could pop a picture of a spray ticket up on here for us all to have a look?

see if there’s Grounds to make the inspector back down in there demands
 

Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
The rules are being applied inconsistently then. Some are getting away with using the agronomists spray recommendation sheet but I’m not. It’s a proper recommendation sheet produced by gatekeeper, completed by myself after every job. Proper job but not good enough in this neck of the woods.
Don’t roll over then. Complain.
 
The rules are being applied inconsistently then. Some are getting away with using the agronomists spray recommendation sheet but I’m not. It’s a proper recommendation sheet produced by gatekeeper, completed by myself after every job. Proper job but not good enough in this neck of the woods.

The recommendation sheet contains all the information as required by law. It included my name and BASIS number. What else do the clip boards want, ffs?

Half the inspectors wouldn't know one agrochemical can from another.
 

Rookie

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincs / Notts
I've got my RT inspection tomorrow. :(
Inspector turned up a couple of days ago to my surprise ready to do inspection. Seemed quite put out when I said he was a couple of days early and that I was too busy to do it.!! Seemed quite sure he was booked in.
Luckily when he originally booked meeting I got him to confirm by text and queried it as date didn't match corresponding day. Got him to check his text he sent and had to admit he was wrong.
Not sure if I am allowed to make mistakes !
Surely they should be able to read a calendar. :ROFLMAO:
Had inspection and went well. Passed with no non compliances. :D(y)
 

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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