What should I have ready for the VO when they arrive for my annual inspection?

What should I have ready for the VO when they arrive for my annual inspection?

Crop

  • Crop rotation & soil Improvement plans
  • Disease and pest management plans
  • Input record – dates, rates, locations, invoices
  • Harvest and Sales records (mandatory for completion of audits)

Livestock

  • Inventory of all animals onsite
  • Records to verify purchases/dispersals
  • Inventory of all health care products onsite.
  • Verifying size and stocking rate for all pens and pastures (indoor and outdoor).
  • Audit of health care records for the year.
  • If animal products are sold ( meat, eggs) ensure inventory records and sales invoices are available

Preparation

  • Every effort will be made to ensure there is an organic production run in progress during the inspection.
  • Product list, plant diagram, flow cart, OPPs will all be reviewed and verified at every inspection.
  • Supplier certificates corresponding to most recent purchases must be onsite
  • Sanitation SOPs and all cleaners onsite will be verified
  • Traceability code/mechanism will be verified
  • Production, inventory, and sales records (mandatory for completion of organic audits)