The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Land Management => Topic started by: Rosemary on June 17, 2013, 03:18:41 pm
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We're in a nitrate vulnerable zone. Just downloaded nine booklets - that will be my bedtime reading for the week ::)
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We couldn't tell from the useless map whether we were or not - and we got a letter from the Ministry recently about it.
We went into our local SGRPID & they looked us up on their database - luckily we're just outside it. Phew!
Good luck with the bedtime reading - at least you'll be asleep really quickly - nothing like a government document to make the eyelids droopy...
Sue
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We're in an area of NVZ too I think, but as we have no watercourses, don't do any spraying and use well water so avoid strong chemicals I'm not surprised they don't seem v interested in us. Also we don't house the animals so no muck to spread except horse poo.
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It's more to do with fertiliser spreading, organic and non-organic, that it's concerned with rather than spraying. The chap at SGRPID was really helpful and said he thought we were insignificant :thumbsup: but suggested that we should keep proper records just in case we were inspected.
Since we don't spread much fertiliser, it will be more of a task to remember to record things rather than the recording per se. Since we claim Scottish Beef Premium, we are covered by cross-compliance, so we have to conform.
Jeez, I'm starting to sound like a real farmer ::)
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Hi Rosemary,
Long time no speak, if you need any help from me just ask as one of my clients is SEPA. its not my area but i can ask.
Regards
Alasdair (Ali and Lyn)
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:wave:
how did you get on with it? we are trying to do ours, its a bit complicated!