Safeguard Your Farm - Practical Steps to Protect Your Farming Business

Join us for a workshop that will arm you with the skills to protect and prepare your business against pest, weed and disease risks that can affect your business.

Find out how you can avoid pests, weed and diseases affecting your crops and livelihood.  

Hear from other farmers about what they have done to protect their farm and what they experienced when a new pest arrived. 

Assess your risks and put some measures in place. Network with others and have lunch with us.

Workshop Overview:

This workshop is designed to equip you with the skills needed to protect and prepare your business against pest, weed, and disease risks that could impact your operations. Hear from experts on Biosecurity, Farming Mapping and other farmers about what they have done to protect their farm and what they experienced when a new pest arrived.

Topics discussed throughout the day

• Panel Session discussing biosecurity, experiences on farm and more.. 
  • Dr Susanna Driessen, Biosecurity Tasmania
  • Anthony Brandsema, J & A Brandsema
  • Michael Nichols, Redbank Farm
  • Angus Galloway, Simplot
• AUSVEG
  • Farm biosecurity in action
• Onside
  • Do you know who and what comes on to your farm?
  • Farm mapping - Identifying risk pathways on your farm
• Local pest preparedness and concluding remarks
• Risk assessment
  • Determine the greatest risks for the farming business and what can be done about it