Information Required at Inspection Farm and Horticulture

Information required at inspection – farm and horticulture

This guide is designed to help you prepare for your annual inspection visit. Please ensure that all information listed as ‘essential’ is readily accessible at your inspection; if it is not, we may need to carry out a follow-up visit at additional cost. All information provided at inspection will remain confidential within Soil Association Certification Limited. Records and documentation should cover the period since the last annual inspection. We can provide record sheets in paper versions, or they can be downloaded from our website at www.sacert.org/forms Use this tick-sheet to ensure you have the relevant information available for your inspection.

General Importance  Annual Questionnaire completed and signed Essential  Up to date farm map(s) Essential  Permissions/approvals/correspondence If applicable  Marketing details (examples of labels, promotional material) If applicable

Financial records (std 3.4)  All purchase invoices and sales receipts since the last inspection Essential

Crop production (std 3.4.13)  Rotation plan Essential  Inputs (including any non-organic cropping) Essential  Yields (including any non-organic cropping) Essential  Seeds: purchase records, permissions (save old packets/labels) Essential  Modules/transplants: brought in and raised Essential  Manures management plan: storage and treatment/composting Essential  Imported nutrients: FYM, fertilisers, green waste etc If applicable  Pest and disease control methods If applicable  Propagating composts (std 5.2.11) If applicable

Livestock (chapter 10.0 & std 3.4.14/23)  Livestock management & health plan for each enterprise Essential  Movements, births and death record Essential  Organic transfer documents for bought-in/sold livestock If applicable  Feeding records for all feeding groups within each livestock enterprise Essential

Soil Association Certification Limited, South Plaza, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS1 3NX T 0117 914 2412 F 0117 314 5046 E [email protected] W www.sacert.org Reference number: G247Fm Version No: 12Issue date: August 2011  Feed purchase record Essential  Veterinary purchase and usage record Essential Adding new land or enterprises to your licence… Please contact your Certification Officer if you wish to add new land or an additional enterprise to your licence. This can usually be inspected free of charge at your annual inspection.

Soil Association Certification Limited, South Plaza, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS1 3NX T 0117 914 2412 F 0117 314 5046 E [email protected] W www.sacert.org Reference number: G247Fm Version No: 12Issue date: August 2011