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1. Restrict movement of machinery, vehicles, equipment and people both onto your
property and within your fields.
2. Organize a standard delivery point for all deliveries, preferably as close to your
farm gate or main access road as possible.
3. Place a sign at your front gate requesting visitors to visit your office first. If they
need to proceed further, supply them with a footbath or boot covers etc.
4. Keep machinery, vehicles and clothing/footwear clean. Provide footbaths or boot
covers for workers and visitors. Buy certified seed and ensure seedlings are
pest, disease and virus free..
5. If crop consultants or resellers visit your property, ensure they take precautions
(use footbaths or clean boots etc.) as they are likely to have visited several other
properties recently. If you use harvesting contractors or pre-used harvest bins,
ensure that all machinery and equipment used is thoroughly cleaned before it
enters your fields.
6. Remove crop residues known to harbor pests or diseases as soon as practical.
Plant cover crops to reduce erosion hazards in fallowing fields. Choose cover
crops that are not hosts for the pests that are likely to be present.
7. Learn as much as possible about the pests on your farm and surrounding
properties, and any new pests in your region. Correct pest identification and a
thorough knowledge of their lifecycle are very useful skills when planning a
hygiene program for your farm.
NatalieR answered the question on May 24, 2022 at 07:07
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