PPFS-GEN-5: Fruit, Orchard, and Vineyard Sanitation

David Koester, Faye Tewksbury, Nicole Ward Gauthier | Aug. 1, 2013 (New)

Diseases can become a significant problem in commercial and home fruit plantings, resulting in premature leaf drop, fruit decay, dieback, decline, and even plant death. When diseases do occur, it is often presumed that fungicides are the most important and effective disease management tools available. However, a good sanitation program can help reduce the need for chemical controls and can improve the effectiveness of other practices for managing disease. This often-overlooked disease management tool reduces pathogen numbers and eliminates infective propagules that cause disease.

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CLD1-6-ANR: Significant Leadership Characteristics: ANR Facilitator's Guide

David Embry | Jul. 10, 2013 (New)

Everyone has the opportunity to be a leader at some time, so it is important that every person have a strong understanding of what leadership is, what effective leadership looks like and how it can vary between individuals.

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CLD1-9-ANR: The Influence of Personal Characteristics: Personality, Culture and Environment: ANR Facilitator's Guide

David Embry | Jul. 10, 2013 (New)

To grow as an effective leader you must understand yourself as well as the differences of personal characteristics in others.

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CLD1-7-ANR: Understanding and Dealing with Conflict: ANR Facilitator's Guide

Jeff Smith | Jul. 10, 2013 (New)

Successful conflict resolution relies on understanding how to utilize the correct conflict response for each circumstance and the removal of barriers to effectiveness.

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CLD1-6-FCS: Significant Leadership Characteristics: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Melissa Goodman, Janet Johnson, Laura Stephenson | Apr. 4, 2013 (Minor Revision)

For maximum leadership development potential, it is important for every person to have a strong understanding of what leadership is, what good leadership looks like and how it can vary task and relationship-oriented approaches for maximum leadership development potential.

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CLD2-6-FCS: Developing and Implementing an Action Plan for Community Organizations: Giving New Direction to Established Organizations: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Rosie Allen | Feb. 6, 2013 (New)

A clear plan is necessary for your organization to move toward achieving its objectives. A group that doesn't have an action plan is like a ship that hoists its sail and lets the winds blow it wherever it may land; the ship is not likely to reach its intended harbor.

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CLD2-8-FCS: Mobilizing Members, Volunteers and Leaders in Community Organizations: Calling the Group to Action: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Kenna Knight | Feb. 6, 2013 (New)

Organizational participants will be mobilized in order for anything to be accomplished by being engaged, motivated and supervised.

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CLD2-7-FCS: Educating Members, Volunteers and Leaders in Community Organizations: Empower Your Group by Developing Leadership: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Ken Culp, Janet Johnson | Feb. 6, 2013 (New)

Educating, empowering and equipping organizational participants adds stability, quality and effectiveness to the organization and its provided programs.

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CLD2-9-FCS: Sustaining Members, Volunteers and Leaders in Community Organizations: Strengthening an Organization by Building Traditions: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Rosie Allen | Feb. 6, 2013 (New)

Sustaining, the fourth and final category of the GEMS Model of Volunteer Administration, consists of five steps: evaluate, recognize, retain, redirect and disengage.

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CLD2-11-FCS: Financial Oversight for a Nonprofit Organization: FCS Facilitator's Guide

Jennifer Bridge | Feb. 6, 2013 (New)

Successful organizations follow regulations and guidelines pertaining to sound financial management practices. Organization leaders and members understand the need for accurate and timely reporting and have in place internal, and if necessary, external rules of management.