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Louth data recovery. The subsidy claim is due; the farm office PC will not start.
Louth is a market town in the county of Lincolnshire, set where the Wolds drop down to the Marsh, with a population of 17,382 in 2021. Roughly seven in ten of Louth's businesses are independently owned, and this mix has an influence upon what arrives with us. Farm offices out on the Wolds and the Marsh have generally kept all of their relevant data on one computer and an external hard drive that one person understands. These include subsidy claims, field and spray records, yield maps and herd books. Produce growers, packing companies etc., in and about Louth keep traceability, grading and temperature records which supermarkets require as part of audits. Then there are the auctioneers at the Livestock Centre (the last cattle auction market in the whole of Lincolnshire), land agents and agricultural solicitors with tenancy papers going back decades, independent retailers that keep financial records on one machine, and wedding and portrait photographers shooting clients' events at St James' and in Hubbard's Hills respectively. Nearly every one of these businesses currently keeps all of their data on a single disk. Get a quote before sending your disk(s) to us. This can be done either over the telephone, or by filling in our simple online form. Then send them to us insured, or hand deliver them personally at the Leeds intake lab, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, without needing to book an appointment. The first look is free.
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What arrives from Louth and the farms.
Nothing similar? Go to the triage →| What you see | Why it comes to us | What to try |
|---|---|---|
| A Wolds farm-office PC that won't start. | The subsidy claim, field and spray records and herd book are all stored on it. | Leave it unplugged, and tell us when your inspection or submission date is due. |
| A land agent's server has failed following a power outage. | Tenancy agreements and title plans going back decades were all saved on the same unit. | The data is ours to process; please allow your IT department to deal with your server unit. |
| The yard CCTV recording device isn't saving anymore. | The disk will overwrite itself each week until it eventually gives out | Remove the disk from the recorder unit. Do not attempt to repair the recorder unit. Obtain a quote prior to sending us the disk (labelled by bay if there are multiple disks). Send just the disk labelled appropriately. |
| The office PC used by the pack house has been exposed to cold and moisture for extended periods. | Grading and traceability documentation, temperature logs, and condensation issues working at the board | All drying or cleaning will be done at our bench, not in the sink |
| A single-person shop whose laptop fails at VAT time | Books and till records are stored on the machine. There is no IT support available. | Log your job with its deadline, and do not open it again. |
Four things worth knowing before you post.
Either side of Louth.
See all the places we cover →What Louth asks us.
Do you cover the villages out on the Wolds and the Marsh?
Yes. Both the Wolds to the west and the Marsh to the east are covered along with Louth itself. As parcels generally travel themselves, a farm located high up over Hubbard's Hills is treated equally to a shop located on Eastgate, and provided you send it on a weekday, a drive that is sent via postal service should arrive here the following morning. First get a quote prior to sending by contacting us by phone or completing our quote form. Then post it or take it directly to the Leeds intake lab (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm; we do not require an appointment).
Can you get back a subsidy claim and the field records?
Usually, yes. Field data, Basic Payment claims, spray and fertiliser application records, yield maps and herd books are typically stored on one computer in an office. That computer can fail like any other, due to heating issues, old age, or a board that simply stops working. Identify which record(s) need to be produced prior to a claim or inspection deadline, and we will begin copying that/those file(s) from a read-only copy.
The packhouse audit is due and the records are on a drive that has died. Can you help?
Often. An audit may require traceability, batch/grading records, temperature log sheets and/or the supermarket audit file. These documents are typically stored on one computer in the office. Identify which file/folder the auditor requires access to and we will use a read-only copy so no alteration is made to your originals.
Is there anywhere in Louth to drop a drive off?
No. There is no drop-off point for drives in Louth, and likewise none in Hull. The lab is in Leeds, so it is necessary to obtain a quotation prior to posting your drive. Complete our quote form or telephone us for a quote, then either post your drive to Leeds, insured and tracked, or deliver it to us personally at the Leeds intake lab (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm; appointments are not required). Looking at it at Leeds is free, and we will pay for the cost of posting your drive back home.
What people read after this.
From Louth, it usually travels as a parcel and comes home as your files.
Just leave it turned off and tell us about what went on. We don't have anything finalised until the free diagnostic says what we are dealing with.