AvoGreen® Owner/Operators
An Owner-Operator undertakes monitoring on an orchard they own or manage. An Owner-Operator can be an orchard employee, but is restricted to two P-PINs of any size or two plus a Combined Sample Area. A Combined Sample Area may also contract an Operator or have one of the growers involved become an Owner-Operator.
How to become an accredited Owner-Operator
If you wish to become an Owner-Operator, please download and complete the application form and return it to the AIC.
General Requirements for Owner-Operators and Operators
All Operators and Owner-Operators need to have:
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A documented system,
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A Sample Plan for each Sample Area (see AvoGreen® Monitoring)
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A register of all monitors used, including records of their training, eyesight and accreditation.
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An internal audit program
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They also must be registered with the AIC in a contractual agreement.
Specific Requirements for Owner-Operators.
An Owner-Operator does not require a formal agreement for monitoring their own orchard but must record:
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Whether the orchard is to be monitored as one or more Sample Areas;
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An agreed frequency or schedule of monitoring;
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The number of trees to be monitored;
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Whether scale is to be monitored or not; and
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A traceable start date for the commencement of monitoring; and
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Whether a monitoring round can be terminated once the threshold of the target pest is exceeded.
These details form part of the Sample Plan, which has to be available for audit. If an Owner-Operator monitors a Combined Sample Area or adjacent orchard, a written agreement including the above details is necessary.
Monitoring requirements.
Download: AvoGreen® Monitoring
Download: AvoGreen® Monitoring
