Greenlife Industry Australia welcomes Emma De Landre as its new Plant Protection Officer .
found in Sydney , New South Wales , Emma ’s role will operate across New South Wales and northern Victoria under the levy funded ‘ National Nursery Industry Biosecurity Program ’ ( NY15004 ) .
With experience spanning 25 years in baby’s room production and retail , Emma impart with her a potent setting in quality plant production , projection direction , and courtly training in gardening .
“ I ’m emotional to join the Greenlife Industry Australia team , and look frontward to working closely with growers to protect works health , achieve efficiency and foster innovation within individual businesses , ” Emma say .
At her previous function as Nursery Manager at Agri Australis , a large - scale hazelnut manufacturer in the NSW Riverina , Emma utilised baby’s room management systems to ameliorate propagation proficiency , increase production and significantly reduce waste .
Emma was also employed as Project Manager at National Arboretum Canberra ( NAC ) , where she was responsible for managing the Water Security Project , the extension of forest plantings , and the development of biosecurity procedure .
As Plant Protection Officer , she would wish to use her experience and boost more grower to utilise and adopt a holistic glide slope to implant health and biosecurity , supporting businesses to demonstrate best practice session in container and field output . This approaching encompasses irrigation , nutrition , industrial plant hygiene , weed control , soil wellness and Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ) .
“ Through collaboration with product nurseries , growing media manufacturers and greenlife markets , my finish is to help business grow resilient plants , reduce pest and disease incursions , and sustain or increase securities industry access , ” Emma said .
“ It ’s great to see that a identification number of output nurseries in NSW continue to endeavour for continuous betterment in plant wellness , both for the benefit of the environment and the consumer .
“ NIASA accreditation , EcoHort and BioSecure HACCP are extremely useful tool to achieve market criterion , and I look forward to provide advice and support to facilitate the growing of our prosper industry . ”
As Plant Protection Officer , Emma will take on the following roles and responsibleness :
