Risk Assessment Tool: An Ounce of Prevention
HRI Research • September 27, 2022
An Ounce of Prevention is worth a pound of cure, the adage says. In plant production, knowing what can go wrong, when and where, empowers a production team to hit quality targets and timelines and avoid costly surprises.
As innovative growers consider the Systems Approach to Nursery Certification (SANC), the facility risk assessment is the foundation.
Building that foundation just got easier, with a new online risk assessment tool the Horticultural Research Institute developed in partnership with the National Plant Board and USDA. Learn more about this new tool, is now available to any U.S. grower seeking to improve their practices, and is the first step toward SANC certification.
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