A review of Producers’ Response Activities The Four Phases of Plant Biosecurity Management

Agricultural producers must be engaged in numerous plant biosecurity activities... PreparednessResponse RecoveryMitigation

... and work with numerous other individuals in every phase of the model. NPDN (Regional Diagnostic Network) State Government Other producers and local community groups AHPIS (Federal Government) Agricultural producers Extension Service, local government & businesses

Response is any action taken at any level of the government or private sector in response to the discovery of a potential problem. Preparedness Response Recovery Mitigation

Key words to remember: action taken in response to the discovery of a problem response

Producers’ response activities may include: Securing a safe, viable sample Launching initial containment activities to halt the spread of a potential risk until an official diagnosis is made Working with specialists in the event that a plant biosecurity problem is officially diagnosed by the proper authorities.

References Schoelz, J. (2003, December). What can we learn from past and current epidemics of plants? Paper presented at the Missouri Summit on Agroterrorism. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Biosecurity Who is Responsible? Retrieved from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville: Crop Biosecurity: Are We Prepared? (APSnet, 1999). Retrieved from the American Phytopatholgical Society Top.html