Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide

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1 Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide 1 Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide, June 2013

2 Introduction Online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Under the requirements of the National Psa-V Pest Management Plan (NPMP), each KPIN must have a Psa-V Orchard Management Plan in place by 1 August A Psa-V Orchard Management Plan must cover at least the following: The orchard hygiene practices that will be implemented to reduce the risk of Psa-V entering, or spreading in or from, the orchard. The crop protection programme that will be applied to protect kiwifruit plants from Psa-V; manage the impacts of Psa-V; and reduce the risk of the spread of Psa-V. Any other orchard management practices that will be applied to achieve the outcomes above. The Psa-V monitoring programme that will be implemented. The NPMP recognises that not all orchards are the same, and the impacts of Psa-V will differ across growing regions depending on their regional status of Psa-V. For this reason, growers can choose to apply a management approach best-suited to their own orchard and growing system. To assist growers with their Psa-V Orchard Management Plans, KVH has developed a web-based, online tool as an option for New Zealand kiwifruit growers. The online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan is an easy-to-use online form that allows growers to complete their plan through a series of simple tick-boxes and drop-down menus. Once complete, the plan is ed to the grower in PDF format to edit, save and/or print out. After 1 August 2013, it will become a requirement for growers to present their Psa-V Orchard Management Plan as part of their annual GAP audit process. KVH Resources Throughout the online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan, links to relevant KVH resources and protocols will be available. For example links to KVH s Vine Disposal and Removal website page. A key resource to assist growers with their Psa-V Orchard Management Plans, are the KVH Seasonal Management Guides. These guides provide best-practice for managing orchards in a Psa-V environment. Growers are also encouraged to seek assistance from their postharvest facility to help formulate Psa-V Orchard Management Plans with them. What do I do once I have completed my Psa-V Orchard Management Plan? Once you ve completed your Psa-V Orchard Management Plan, it will be ed to you in a PDF format. You can save this document on your computer and/or print it out and file it with your GAP records. 2 Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide, June 2013

3 Using the online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Step 1: Location of the online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan The online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan is located under the National Pest Management Plan page on the KVH website homepage. Step 2: Accessing the online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Once on the Psa-V Orchard Management Plans landing page, select the box titled Create your own Psa-V Orchard Management Plan. 3 Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide, June 2013

4 Step 3: Log in option for KVH restricted-access growers Growers will be prompted to enter their KVH website restricted access details to log in. KVH recommends logging in, particularly if growers have multiple KPINs. This gives growers the ability to save, edit and duplicate multiple Psa-V Orchard Management Plans. You can also choose to not log in. However, by not logging in means you won t be able to save, edit or duplicate further Psa-V Orchard Management Plans. So if you choose to create more than one Psa-V Orchard Management Plan, you will need to start from scratch. Step 4: Create your online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Select the Add a new line button 4 Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide, June 2013

5 Step 5: Start your online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Fill in the blank fields at the top of the form and then select the Create Psa-V Orchard Management Plan button. Step 6: Complete your online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan The online form will prompt you through a series of simple questions. You can complete these questions through a series of drop-down menus and tick boxes. An example of the first question is pictured below. Note the questions marked with an asterisk are mandatory. Therefore you must select these before completing the form. Important note Question 3 in the online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan relates to your Psa-V monitoring programme. The correct mandatory monitoring requirements will automatically be selected based on your KPIN s regional Psa-V status. A template has been supplied to allow you to record the monitoring activities undertaken on your KPIN by variety. It includes a comments box to add any orchard specific details. Refer to example image below. 5 Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide, June 2013

6 Step 7: Attach relevant documents and/or images to your online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan The online form gives users an option to attach any relevant documents or images to your Psa-V Orchard Management Plan, ie orchard maps and other plans. Click on the browse buttons to attached documents and images. 6 Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide, June 2013

7 Step 7: Complete your Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Once you have completed all the questions, press the complete button. This will automatically send a PDF version of your Psa-V Orchard Management Plan to your address. Growers who have logged in to the website will alsoalso have the option to save their Psa-V Orhcard Management Plan. Clicking on save will save your document into you online profile, but will not the document. If you chose to log in to the website, the PDF document will automatically be sent to your registered address. If you did not log in, you will be prompted to enter your address as per the image below. Document Management Users who opt to log in to the website have the ability to manage their documents online. Once you have created an online Psa-V Orchard Management Plan, a record of all entries will be available as per the example below. From this menu, users can edit their documents. They can also duplicate documents if they have multiple KPINs. This saves them from starting a new Psa-V Orchard Management Plan from scratch. 7 Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc Psa-V Orchard Management Plan Instruction Guide, June 2013