On track with Organic Certification

Nearly one year into conversion, we had our first major Soil Association Inspection. Someone (nameless) asked me if that meant they came and tested the soil! Would that it was that simple.
This link gives a brief outline of the record keeping required, but only scratches the surface of the real work involved.
After more than six hours of examination (records, stock, buildings, land) were were passed with "No areas of non-compliance". All credit to James who has worked hard updating records, checking them and gathering everything together when he would probably rather have been outside doing real farming, such as playing/working on our new "digger" which is arriving this evening.

It's not just a digger (I'm told), but a more of a tele-handler that will do much more. (Will it put the star on top of the tall feed bin next Christmas?).

Now I know it's not a JCB (and nor was the old one), but have you ever heard a song about a Manitou?

So here's the JCB Song.