HGCA now offers BASIS and NRoSO CPD points online, through a series of questions.

Wheat disease management guide 2009 on-line questionnaire

This counts towards 2 Crop Protection CPD points, either for BASIS or NRoSO.

You need to answer all 7 questions and get 100% right to submit your test to earn the relevant points, but you can take the test as often as you like until you achieve 100%. The purpose of the test is that it is a learning process, not a measure of how much you know. Each question is multiple choice and you should press one button for your answer. When you click on 'Next' you will see that the square at the top will have changed to green if the answer is correct and remain red if the answer is incorrect. Once you have finished the questionnaire you can return to the ones that are still red. There is a tip on each page which is a link to the appropriate publication where the answer can be found.

If you are not a registered user of the HGCA website please register free and then return to this screen.

Other ways to earn BASIS or NRoSO CPD Points through HGCA

1. Crop Research News
Crop Research News is a newsletter sent by e-mail every 2 - 3 weeks. It contains news of the latest R&D publications and events and is free to join. If you are on the mailing list you can claim 3 BASIS points (1CP, 1E, 1PD). An e-mail is sent to subscribers in July each year with the relevant codes and instructions as to how to claim these points.

To find out more information and to join the mailing list click here.

2. Topic Sheet Mailing List - Hard copy agronomy publications
HGCA Levy Payers can receive hard copies of Topic Sheets and Guides free by joining this mailing list, and can claim 2 BASIS points (2CP). Details of how to claim is sent with one of the mailouts in June each year.

For details please e-mail subscriptions@hgca.com giving your name and address.

3. Attend HGCA events
Many HGCA events are relevant to CPD and carry a varying number of points according to their content. For a list of current and future events click on http://www.hgca.com/events. At each event you will need to complete either the BASIS or NRoSO registers and make a note of the relevant CPD codes and point allocation. HGCA will send these registers to either BASIS or NRoSO as applicable. No further action is required by you.

4. CropMonitor
This website, funded by HGCA, provides information sourced from monitoring sites located across England and reports up to date measurements of crop pest and disease activity in arable crops. Users will be alerted to emerging threats during the growing season and advised on appropriate courses of action.

Users who register to receive email alerts can claim 2 BASIS points (1CP, 1PD) and 2 NRoSO points (2CP). For further details please visit http://cropmonitor.co.uk or email cropmonitor@csl.gov.uk