Late geospatial application deadline extended to 31 August
In order to give all farmers the same development opportunities in the first year of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) programming period, the Government on Tuesday, 8 August, approved amendments to the procedure for granting direct payments prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, providing for the possibility to submit a geospatial application late. According to the Rural Support Service (LAD), this year fewer aid applications have been received and fewer [...]
The Ministry of Agriculture has drawn up a new catalogue of measures to deal with cases of non-compliance and irregularities in organic farming
In view of the entry into force of Regulation 2018/848 of the Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation No 834/2007 (hereinafter - Regulation 2018/848) in 2022, the Organic Farming Law is currently being drafted, on the basis of which new Cabinet Regulations on the supervision and control of organic [...]
Using conventional feed on an organic farm
for the use of conventional feed on the organic farm 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 control authority 𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐳 𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐮 with the reasons for the authorisation, stating: the type of conventional feed to be fed to which species or groups of animals during which period of time The inspection body shall inspect the holding, submit the application, the justification and the results of the inspection to the FVO, which will then issue the operator with a permit to use conventional feed. Contact details - sertifikacija.bl@stc.lv , +371 29421585 Application for a permit Inserted [...]
Deadline for submitting information to the LFA Management System
Deadline for submitting information to the LFA management system this year - 5 November Organic farmers applying for agri-environment and certain eco-scheme payments in the Electronic Application System (EPS) of the Rural Support Service (RS) must register and document their activities in the State Plant Protection Service (SPS) Agricultural Land (AL) Management System. For more information: https://www.vaad.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/informacijas-iesniegsanas-termins-liz-parvaldibas-sistema-sogad-5-novembris Accessed 04.07.2023.
Happy Midsummer!
Opening hours on public holidays: 22.06. - 8:00-16:0023.06. - free Inserted 21.06.2023.
LAMPA Talk Festival "Mission-BIOregion" 10.06.2023.
DISCUSSION "Mission-Bioregion: new constraints or opportunities?" All interested persons are welcome in the park of Cesis Castle on June 𝟏𝟎, 𝐩𝐥𝐤𝐬𝐭. 𝟏𝟑:𝟎𝟎 (Cēsis Stage at the Stage) at the LAMPA Conversation Festival for the discussion "𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐣𝐚 - 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐆̧𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒. 𝐉𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐢 𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐳̌𝐨𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐢 𝐯𝐚𝐢 𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞̄𝐣𝐚𝐬". The STC Quality Manager Liāna Kivliņa will also participate in the discussion. Liana develops, implements and monitors certification processes in her day-to-day work, and actively participates in opinion-forming in the industry, especially in the organic [...]
Seminar on "Basic requirements for organic certification"
STC Professional Continuing Education Centre invites to the seminar Basic requirements for organic certification STC is a multidisciplinary company and one of its main activities is the certification of organic farming enterprises in Latvia and outside the EU - Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan. The seminar will be held in Russian The aim of the seminar: to provide an overview of the basic principles of organic [...]
Bird flu! Be biosecure.
On 17 May 2015, amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers' Regulation No 291 of 9 June 2015 "Regulations on a set of biosecurity measures for animal holding places" entered into force, extending the deadline for compliance with the enhanced biosecurity measures for poultry and captive bird holdings until 31 May. All suspected cases of disease in poultry must be reported immediately to the Food and Veterinary [...]
Competent to carry out ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 inspections
STC experts have been awarded the competence to carry out ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 inspections by the certification body QuayAudit UK Ltd. QuayAudit UK Ltd is a certification body with over 25 years of experience and is represented by 𝟐𝟑 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐢̄𝐬 www.quayaudit.co.uk 𝐈𝐒𝐎 𝟗𝟎𝟏 Quality Management System Certificate aims to increase the effectiveness of a company's management system.𝐈𝐒𝐎 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 A food safety management system will guarantee your company [...]
Opening hours during the May bank holiday week
28.04.2023.
