Why be so afraid of BB audit. It’s one of the most straightforward audits you’ll ever do.
Only if you have covid now.
I don't think so. I think it was only an option during covid restrictions.
Is the remote audit still an option?
I agree and having to go into Bord Bia will put a certain amount of people off the new SCEP scheme also.
Neighbour has told me already he won't be applying due to the Bord Bia requirement
It was as simple as registering online, then they send you the information pack along with the farm book to fill out. You'll then be contacted by an inspector to arrange a date that suits. You also have to fill out an online survey about your farm which can be a bit time consuming but it's fairly simple to do. In fairness it's a very simple process. There's also a checklist for your inspection that comes with the welcome pack that I found to be very handy.
Also there's no suckler scheme to apply for currently as far as I'm aware. The new scheme that requires bord bia certification isn't open until March.
interesting to see it took you so fast to be inspected after applying. How does it work? After you applied, do they send you out that farm book? I have to apply for the suckler scheme as well but keep putting it off. Must get on it now this week.
I suppose it could vary by county it's only going get busier for them now though.
I applied for a neighbour 8 weeks ago and no response yet. Suspect they are overwhelmed.
I wouldn't be so sure it will be delayed, the SBLAS requirement has been common knowledge for a good few months now. The whole process for me only took a few weeks from registering interest to inspection. It would have been even quicker only for the time of year. I agree there will be a huge rush with bord bia applications but I'm not sure there will be an extension. This isn't the same as ACRES where the farmer literally couldnt get in contact with their advisors.
Afaik the Beep scheme is staying for 2023 but the weighing bit is being moved in the new BDGP which will be called the SCEP, Suckler cow efficiency programme.
The Bord Bia requirement for the SCEP will have to be delayed, there isn’t a hope of all farmers in the SCEP scheme getting into Bord Bia by March.
Had my own one there yesterday, went fairly ok, a few bits to give attention to but happy to have it out of the way before the new suckler scheme opens up in March. There will be a fair scramble for SBLAS membership in a few weeks so its good to have it done. The new SCEP scheme pays fairly well but one has to remember that its actually replacing two different schemes as opposed to just one.
Have outside blocks here and they have never visited them, as long as you have some cattle around home block ( with all tags !! ) you'll be fine. Only 1 safety statement needed, medicine records the big one. If you dont pass initial inspection ( fairly hard not to pass in fairness ) they give you time before revisit
Is there any additional complications if there are a lot of outfarms?
I'm thinking of getting this but will I need the signs/safety statements etc etc on everything and will they have to go around all the places?
We have a couple of yards fair distances apart , it could be some pain in the hole to be writing out safety statements etc etc for everything...I'm kind of worried about it tbh...If I could work through the process and do a bit every year that would be fine but I'm nervous there will be a whole lot of **** coming at me year one (and some of which I'll probably reverse as it will be counterproductive)...its also going to be time consuming if they go to see everything.
Would they actually drive around to see all the spots? What happens if you have an off farm job you have to prioritise ....can they call out of a weekend or evening?
They investigate prescriptions well, they highlight a prescription and ask which animal got that and where was it recorded.
We had a girl called tara ( I think) and she was very thorough
Do you need to show all prescriptions for the bord bia inspection? Or will the animal record remedies book do?
Same, it's very hand to have all on the laptop for the evening you sit down to fi in the book.
Same
All prescriptions emailed to me here from vets
I passed on the day as well but some a hole checking at hq found issues with some of the prescriptions.
Didn't inform me until near expiry date but they did extend the date of 30 days.
Would feel like telling them to f o but can't sell milk without certification.
Jes 3 hours was a fair grilling alright.
Well done
Just passed mine, a nice man arrived at 10 am and left at 1. Went through everything though. The one thing I didn't like was the use of the farm survey as a way of catching you out. The answers were right but the wording of the question are designed to catch you out. We double checked everything, but he said this will be double checked by someone in Dublin. I understand why the bord bia inspections are there but I they are more independent than most other inspections.
For the likes of those 'shots' from the vet for the likes of say draxxin for a lame ewe would you even bother putting that in the bord bia book at all
Had the bord bia audit and had to come back to them with one or two 'follow ups'. I assume the idea of the bord bia auditor creating 'follow ups' is just so you don't get 100%. It's all box ticking with this audit.
Never had to do any such corrections for the organic yearly inspection which looks at similar info.
One of the biggest problems I see is getting a shot of something from the Vet… They’ll give you a prescription alright, but the writing is so bad I can’t make out what it says. I had to go online several times with what little information I could make out on the prescription to see if I could find the spelling of it.
Hpra.ie has all the Data on all the different medicines. I find it useful
Use a marker to write down the purchase date and supplier on the medicine box or 5 litre bottles of doses on the day you buy them. Handy to have for doses used on different days. I have built up a database over the years of medicines and doses showing full name and withdrawal dates in an excel spreadsheet
No just time consuming looking up the withdrawals for different medicines when you don't have the boxes or bottles to hand and trying to organise feed dockets and other remedies bought by date. In fairness there's very little to it if the records were filled in as jobs were done but a lot won't do it and I'm guilty of it myself aswell.
Ya true that. I think another area that they are tightening on is if you used 60ml out of a 100ml bottle, there should be 40ml left, if less then why
Id imagine that would be the farmers fault if they forgot to give a receipt for something.
