Hort360 and Pest READI IPM Benchmarking workshops: How’s your IPM?

June 2nd, 2025

From June 10th to 12th, Pest READI will be running free workshops in the Northern Rivers to introduce growers to a new IPM Benchmarking tool developed with GrowCom’s Hort 360 platform. Participants will answer a series of questions via a provided tablet (or you can bring your own device) about their pest management practices, and in return you’ll get a list of customized recommendations which can help inform the way you approach pest management in the future.

 

Our workshops are from 2-5pm in Woolgoolga (10th June) and Wollongbar (11th and 12th June). For attending, you’ll get:
  • A chance to confidentially assess your farm and pest management practices on the Hort 360 IPM Module, and receive personalized feedback about where you could improve or what other IPM tools you could consider
  • By testing this IPM Benchmarking module, you can provide us with feedback as to the usefulness of the tool and the information you receive. e.g. Are the questions clear? Does the advice make sense?
  • We’ll have an IPM specialist on site at each workshop to answer any of your questions around current pest management problems
  • You’ll contribute to the co-design of Pest READI’s area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) platform for the Northern Rivers and beyond
  • Tea, coffee, refreshments, and snacks will be provided.
If you’re keen to get involved, you can RSVP directly by filing out the form here: https://forms.office.com/r/VjAJHTN0Dz

To find out more about how we collect, store and use your information, read the Participant Information Sheet (opens in new tab).

For more information, email us at pestreadi@csiro.au.