Author Topic: Farm Inspection (Read 6596 times)

kaz · « **on:** November 19, 2008, 03:36:01 pm »

Guess what I've got the dreaded farm inspection this week.

I suppose they will want to rumage through all my paperwork to see what they can find that is wrong and what is wrong or what we might potentially be doing wrong out side. Please allow 1-2hours for visit not withstanding that we might have other things to do like work. I know some people are not too good to their livestock but do we have to dread the visit, incase we are made to feel like criminals.

Kaz

danndans · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2008, 12:37:58 pm »

Have you had one before Kaz?

kaz · « **Reply #2 on:** November 20, 2008, 12:57:21 pm »

No, but just sounding off about the fact that I've got to tidy up and get all my paperwork up to date. Hubby always seems to be at work when work needs to be done. The trouble with me is that I'm a bit of a perfectionist and if they find anything wrong that will upset me.

I know that it is a good time to ask for advise etc. but oh what a waste of my precious time I can tell you I ache a bit, it doesn't help where it has been so wet and the fields are so muddy.

I haven't forgot about the Dexters. Did you have any luck with the scanning?

What a way to spend my 37th Wedding Anniversary. He'd better have bought me a box of Chocs or he's mince meat.

Kaz

danndans · « **Reply #3 on:** November 20, 2008, 05:38:45 pm »

Had here inspected about a month ago, he wanted to go round the fields but i'd done all the ligaments in in my knee

told him he'd have to piggyback me round

he decided it would be easier to come back another day

i've been down to the scanners a couple of times but no ones about

but i will keep trying

I'm on 3 year caution here because of putting in 1 licence 1 day too soon

The inspecter that came here was fine, hes son is in a band that played at the festival we had last year

And i think itshould be chocolates and champagne!!!!

kaz · « **Reply #4 on:** November 20, 2008, 06:08:09 pm »

That should be interesting. My fields are as muddy as hell as they are all going uphill so every gateway is a nightmare to walk through and to cap it all,the local forestry manager came to see me to tell me they are testing Subaru's through the forestry land tomorrow and to keep an eye on stock near that area as they are very noisy (testing for GB rally) and they will be doing a lot of stopping and starting. Lucky the big boys are up that area,they don't get phased out so much, hopefully.
One local chap was in trouble for moving a feeder, I've heard some tales. I can tell you, as I said it can make you feel like a criminal, just the thought of what might be wrong.
Lets hope it goes o.k.

If it was Chocolates and Champagne, he would eat and drink most of it.

danndans · « **Reply #5 on:** November 20, 2008, 08:12:38 pm »

The worst they can say is youve done that bit wrong, or wheres that bit

i hate them coming and always get wound up, but once they get here and start asking the questions and checking the ino its all fine

Buy him some too

that way if he eats and drinks everything hes bought you, atleast you can sit there and eat and drink the ones you bought him

kaz · « **Reply #6 on:** November 20, 2008, 08:27:32 pm »

Thought they might have forgotton me.

danndans · « **Reply #7 on:** November 20, 2008, 09:19:23 pm »

wishful thinking.

You can cancel and sort out another day, they dont mind, i put them off for a couple of months once, purely because we had campers, lambs popping out, and cows caving, and i couldnt be bothered to see them

kaz · « **Reply #8 on:** November 21, 2008, 11:11:44 am »

Well the dreaded day arrived. Inspector all smiles

Looked at all my paperwork, praised me for my exceptionally well organised papers thats all o.k.

Wanted to walk around to check everything. Got no further than the first field all animals there healthy and well fed with plenty for them to eat could see all ewes in adjacent field o.k. as well, praised me for a clean and healthy environment for my animals and off he went. I nearly fell through the floor, normally they try to find at least one thing wrong.

See you in two years, I'd rather not I thought.

Ramblings of a relieved perfectionist.

doganjo · « **Reply #9 on:** November 21, 2008, 03:29:01 pm »

Well done, Kaz.

Sometimes it pays to have to put up with the slings and arrows of non-perfectionists like the rest of us

kaz · « **Reply #10 on:** November 21, 2008, 03:35:47 pm »

I'll have to give all them well fed sheep back to the farmer and bring my raggerty lot back!!!!

I didn't realise they came so often now. I haven't had one in 10 years so not bad going, might have something to do with keeping out of the way.