It's very timely during Biosecurity Awareness Month that we can announce NZPPI will soon be emailing out weekly NZPPI Disease Management updates to support producers in managing plant disease risk.

The free weekly updates are part of the online NZPPI Plant Disease Management Platform and will come directly from our partner HortPlus from the end of August/early September. The emails will include:

• Accurate forecast information, based on your nearest weather station
• A seven-day disease risk forecast for myrtle rust, black spot and downy mildew.

A notification email has gone out to all NZPPI producer members and those already signed up to the platform about the new service. If you haven't received this email and would like to receive the updates please contact Jacinta Harrop, NZPPI’s Extension Coordinator on Jacinta@nzppi.co.nz.