Syllabus

Lesson 2: Producers’ Roles in the Four Phases of Plant Biosecurity Management

Purpose: By the completion of this lesson, Extension educators will be able to teach agricultural producers about the criticality if their role to pest and disease identification, containment, and control in each of the four phases of plant biosecurity management.

What you will need to teach others about this topic:

• An overview of the four phases of plant biosecurity management

• Agricultural producers’ roles in plant biosecurity management

Presentations, Readings, and Web Site Reviews:

• The Four Phases of Plant Biosecurity Management

• Producers’ Role in the Key Elements of the U.S. Plant Biosecurity Initiative

• Crop Biosecurity: Are We Prepared?

• USDA Producer Poster: What Can You Do?

Reminder: Please see each lesson’s reference list for the complete citations and/or URLs.

Last Updated:  09/02/2009