EVENT: IPDM WORKSHOPS - QLD + NSW

Facilitators - Dr. Michael Wolfin & Judy Allan

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TRAINER PROFILES
Dr. Michael Wolfin is an Assistant Research Professor in the Entomology Department at Penn State University (USA). He has been a member of the Mushroom Fly Research Team since 2017, and his research has led to the development of attract and kill stations to control mushroom fly populations on mushroom farms. He studies the behavior and chemical ecology of mushroom flies and works to apply this research to develop or improve pest management strategies.

Judy Allan has been involved in the mushroom industry since 1982, initially as a government advisor with the NSW Department of Agriculture and then as a private consultant. As a specialist in pest and disease management and industry risk mitigation, she has performed roles as project manager and/or team member on funded projects including: MU13014 (implementing industry risk management), MU11003 (editorial consultant to the AMGA Journal), MU12001 (mushroom industry knowledge training), MU12007 (development of a pilot mushroom farm disease monitoring scheme), MU16003 & MU21007 (pest and disease management and research services). Judy has served on numerous industry committees and has extensive experience in delivering industry training at farm and whole industry level and was awarded Life Honorary Membership of the Australian Mushroom Growers’ Association in 2003 in recognition of her services to the industry.

In MU21007 Judy utilises her mushroom-specific technical background and in-depth knowledge of the industry to be predominantly responsible for grower liaison and awareness raising as well as working with Warwick on resource development.