The Signs and Kits Are Available to Farms at No Cost While Supplies Last
To help stay proactive with biosecurity and mitigate the spread of diseases like Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) across the Pennsylvania animal agriculture industry, the Center for Dairy Excellence has outdoor signs available for dairy producers. The “No Trespassing – Biosecure Area” signs are designed for outdoor use to help dairy producers implement biosecurity protocols and communicate with visitors at the entrance of their farm or barns. The Center is mailing these signs to individuals at no cost while supplies last.
“Communicating your farm’s biosecurity protocols with visitors, including sales and service providers, can help you stay proactive against biosecurity threats within the animal agriculture industry,” said Valerie Mason-Faith, Risk Education Manager at the Center for Dairy Excellence. “These signs certainly don’t replace the need for building your own biosecurity plan, but they can be a helpful step in communicating your expectations and commitment to biosecurity with visitors on your property.”
Each sign includes the following message:
- Visitors – Stop – No Trespassing – Biosecure Area
- Please call before entering. Do not enter the property without prior approval, no exceptions.
- Any visitors found entering the property without prior approval will be considered trespassing.
- The signs include Spanish and a place to write a primary and secondary contact person’s phone number.
“The biosecurity signs are perfect. What I like most about this sign is that it makes someone stop and think about where they are. Typically our farm is open to anyone who wants to come see our technology, but the sign helps us bring awareness that there are much bigger things at play here. With a phone number, we can still share the same things we did before and not necessarily risk any health problems,” shared Jake Rogers, a dairy farmer from Centre County, Pennsylvania who has utilized the signs.
The signs are weather-resistant with PVC material and include four grommets to help display them on the property. To request a free sign, visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/no-trespassing-sign or call 717-346-0849. To request signs in bulk, email Allen Hess at ahess@centerfordairyexcellence.org.
The Center also has Everyday Biosecurity Kits available for dairy farms at no cost, which include booklets, signage, visitor sign-in sheets, posters and additional printed resources to aid producers in developing biosecurity plans for their operations. Visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/biosecurity-kit or call the Center at 717-346-0849 to request a kit.