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On-farm biosecurity series: People
BIOSECURITY FEATURE
People come and go regularly from horticultural farms and orchards and have likely visited a range of different places before arriving at your operation. By Anna Rathé : HortNZ biosecurity manager Precautionary actions can be taken to minimise any biosecurity risk associated with people coming onto your property. The movement of people and the actions required of them should be included in your on-farm biosecurity plan. Contact your industry body to see if they have a crop-specific template that you can use. If not, you can use the HortNZ template that is available online. Some of the common risk areas associated with people are explored on the following pages, along with risk reduction actions for you to consider.
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The ORCHARDIST : OCTOBER 2021
Staff and visitors Consider who visits your property – likely a wide range of people such as staff, suppliers, advisors, crop scouts, contractors, transport providers, guests and possibly also people living on the property. Anyone coming onto your property can inadvertently carry pests, pathogens or weed seeds with them on their clothing, footwear, vehicles or even skin.
Anyone ...can inadvertently carry pests, pathogens or weed seeds
