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Train the Trainer Workshops – Overview  

The FRAME Extension team has developed a Train-the-Trainer educational series designed to help growers, crop consultants, and  Extension and Education Professionals in understanding, and delivering regionally-focused workshops on best practices for grape disease management and fungicide stewardship. 

In-person and virtual offerings will be advertised  using different grape organizational email listservs and groups (e.g., LinkedIn –Viticulture and Enology Extension Professionals, LinkedIn – FRAME, National Grape Research Alliance), you can also email Rebecca Schmidt and request to be included in a direct email. 

Are you an Extension Professional or Crop Consultant interested in hosting this workshop in your region? Check out the modules below for information on obtaining videos and group handouts.

Workshop Themes

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Module 1 – Overview of Major Grape Foliar and Fruit Diseases in the USA (Eastern and Western Versions)

Learn about the major foliar and fruit diseases in the eastern or western USA, the environmental factors affecting disease incidence and severity, and disease management.

Accessing or Delivering FRAME Module 1

• Check out the FRAME Module 1 Curriculum Instructions (pdf) for details on how to run the workshop.
• Reach out to Rebecca Schmidt for more information on delivering this module.

Module 1 Workshop Handouts and Resources

General Handouts

1. Influence of Environmental Conditions on Grape Foliar and Fruit Disease and Their Management (pdf)
2. Fungicide Resistance Management in Vineyards (pdf)
3. Vineyard Disease Management – A Checklist (pdf)
4. Overwintering in Buds: A Hidden Challenge for Grape Powdery Mildew Management – WineBusiness Monthly Article

Activity / Group Work Handouts

• Opportunities, Resources, and Challenges in Your Region (.docx)

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Module 2 – Introduction to Fungicide Resistance and Its Management 

Learn the basic principles of fungicide resistance: how it develops and how to prevent and mitigate its impacts.

Accessing or Delivering FRAME Module 2

• Check out the Module 2 Curriculum Instructions (.pdf) for details on how to run the workshop.
• Reach out to Rebecca Schmidt for more information on delivering this module.

Module 2 Workshop Handouts and Resources

General Handouts

1. Fungicide Resistance Management in Vineyards (pdf)
2. Vineyard Disease Management – A Checklist (pdf)
3. Fungicide Resistance Monitoring and Management in US Vineyards (pdf) – CAPCA Article

Activity / Group Work Handouts

Available for formal workshop delivery (upon request)

• Accessing Fungicide Label Databases
• Introduction to Evaluating Grape Spray Program Vineyard Scenarios
• Introduction to Evaluating Grape Spray Program Vineyard Scenarios – Answer Key

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Module 3 – Advanced Fungicide Resistance Monitoring and Management 

Learn advanced concepts in fungicide resistance of foliar and fruit pathogens of grapevine, including resistance status for major pathogens, product and rotation options, host and environmental factors that influence product efficacy.

Accessing or Delivering FRAME Module 3

• Check out the Module 3 Curriculum Instructions (.pdf) for details on how to run the workshop.
• Reach out to Rebecca Schmidt for more information on delivering this module.

Module 3 Workshop Handouts and Resources

General Handouts

1. Fungicide Resistance Management in Vineyards (pdf)
2. Vineyard Disease Management – A Checklist (pdf)
3. Collecting Pathogen Samples for Fungicide Resistance Monitoring (pdf)
4. Interpreting FRAC 11 (QoI) Fungicide Test Results – Decision Tree for Disease Management (pdf)
5. Dispersion: A Spore’s Journey in Vineyards (pdf)
6. Fungicide Resistance Monitoring and Management in US Vineyards (pdf) – CAPCA Article
7. Evolution of Fungicide Resistant Pathogens in Grapes: Erysiphe necator, Plasmopara viticola, and Botrytis cinerea – AJEV Article

Activity / Group Work Handouts

Available for formal workshop delivery (upon request).

• Accessing Fungicide Label Databases
• Advanced Fungicide Resistance Management Vineyard Scenarios
• Advanced Fungicide Resistance Management Vineyard Scenarios – Answer Key

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Module 4  – Developing Effective Extension Programs for Disease Monitoring and Management – Coming soon!

Workshop information to be posted in late 2026 / early 2027

Module 4 Workshop Handouts and Resources

• Decision Making in Agriculture (pdf)
• Neighborhood Action Groups – Who, What, Why (pdf)
• Coordinating a Neighborhood Action Group (pdf)
• Documenting Impacts of Extension Programs (pdf)
• Tailoring Agricultural Education to Improve Effectiveness (pdf)
• Engaging Growers with Network-Aware Outreach & Education (pdf)
• Principles of Effective Communication (pdf)

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Hosting a Vineyard Sprayer Calibration Workshop? 

The FRAME Extension team has a limited number of Spray Coverage Assessment Kits, for single row, multi-row, and backpack sprayers, available in English and Spanish. These kits are meant to be included in workshops that have an educational component related to sprayer calibration and optimization. They include water sensitive paper, a graphic card demonstrating how to place the paper in the vine canopy, gloves, and clips to place the water sensitive paper into the vine canopy. 

To see if your workshop would be an appropriate venue for these kits, and to determine kit availability, please email Michelle Moyer.  Priority for kits are those workshops that are available to the general grape grower community in the area, and for workshops held in the United States.   

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