Employees at D.S. Cole Growers recently teamed up with staff office from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture , Markets , & Food ( NHDAMF ) to guide a unique combination of audited account that moved the company nigher to certification through both the GCP and SANC Programs .
Greenhouse Certification Program : for shipments from the US to CanadaD.S. Cole Growers has been involved in the GCP ( Greenhouse Certification Program ) for the past five long time . This compliance program allows train employees to self - inspect shipments destine for Canada . The program requires four audits each year that are guide by NHDAMF personnel . adhesion to the Pest Management Plan is a cardinal component to the syllabus . A complete and current list of all plants in the adeptness , including their countries of root , must also be keep .
Systems Approach to Nursery Certification : for interstate shipmentsMore recently , the company has been act on certification through the SANC program ( Systems Approach to Nursery Certification ) . This is a raw voluntary , audited account - based archetype program designed to scale down pest risks associated with the movement of plant throughout the land and beyond . The goal of the SANC Program is to focus on how plants are produced rather than how they appear at the time of a single inspection . This intend that pest risks are tax and manage throughout the entire production chain . It also involve a partnership between growers and res publica industrial plant regulators to guarantee that management practices are undertaken and document appropriately .
The last GCP audited account for the year was performed in junction with the first internal audited account for the SANC Program . regulative personnel from the Department of Agriculture offered guidance to D.S. Cole Growers ’ faculty as they performed systems and surveillance portions of the SANC internal audit . Once the staff at D.S. Cole Growers completes the internal audit , the concluding step in the SANC process involves an extraneous audit that determines eligibility for certification .
The over goal of working with regulators on both SANC and GCP at the same time has been to make a concluding product that is friendly for grower to achieve . Most of the requirements in the GCP mirror those of SANC .
For more informationD.S. Cole Growers251 North Village RoadLoudon , NH 03307p : ( 603 ) 783 - 9561f : ( 603 ) 783 - 9562[email protected]www.dscolegrowers.com
