Biosecurity
As premium fruit growers, biosecurity is paramount for the protection of your cherry orchard and crop.
Biosecurity is the protection of your property, and the entire industry, from the entry, establishment and impact of exotic pests.
The Australian cherry industry has an enviable and stringent reputation for the prevention, management and eradication of devastating pests and diseases.
A collective national approach applying biosecurity best practice through to regional and local areas is integral to continued quality preservation and management of Australian Cherry crops.
Cherry Growers Australia has developed a national Biosecurity Management Programme to ensure Australian cherries are free from pests and diseases of quarantine concern. This coupled with a Government approved export Crop Monitoring program and Integrated Pest and Disease Management allows growers to achieve export ready biosecurity standards.
In partnership with Plant Health Australia, the Australian Cherry Industry has also developed the Cherry Growers Biosecurity Manual which outlines the appropriate measures and guidelines that can be implemented within cherry growing businesses to minimise risk of exotic and endemic pests. The quality assurance and sanctity of Australian Cherry produce is pivotal to ongoing exporting trade profitability.
The Australian Cherry industry encourages all orchardists to become familiar with areas of impact from hive management, planting and propagating through to biosecurity checklists and preventative measures.
It is your responsibility to implement recommended biosecurity measures to help protect your crop, property and the broader Australian Cherry industry.
The Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD) covers the management and funding of responses to emergency plant pest (EPP) incidents, including the potential for owner reimbursement costs for growers. That is, if a direct crop or direct property is damaged or destroyed as a result of implementing an approved Response Plan, the affected grower(s) may be eligible for reimbursement payments. The EPPRD also formalises the role of plant industries’ participation in decision making, as well as their contribution towards the costs related to approved responses.
- Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Biosecurity
- Download our postcard - Spotted anything unusual?
- Abandoned and neglected agricultural enterprises - Factsheet (NSW DPI)
- Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed and Owner Reimbursement Cost Factsheet (Plant Health Australia)
- Atlas of Living Australia - is a searchable database which provides information on species distribution in Australia
Biosecurity manual resources
- Production value summary record template
- Detailed cost of production data collection template
- Visitor register template
- Biosecurity farm gate sign. This file has been created so that it can be printed any size, but usually we recommend 900x600mm. A farm gate sign can be made by printing it on all sorts of materials from laminated paper, to plastic, coreflute and even ColourBond.
Community biosecurity resources
Home gardeners, school kids and the general community can help keep plant pests out. Check out this comic which has info on some of our top plant pests and activity booklet
