Not all training takes place in a classroom. We’ve put together a searchable library of recorded modules, webinars, videos and other resources to help our staff and partners find professional development information on a variety of topics.
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| Pollinators | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Video |
(Time: 57:21) In this session, Elaine Evans will discuss pollinators. Pollinators are a crucial part of our food production… |
University of Minnesota |
| Minnesota Cropping Systems and their Environmental Impacts | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
This video provides basic information on the relationship between animals, crops and the environment. |
U of M Ext, Jun 2015 |
| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 2: Soil Biology | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Module 2 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
NRCS |
| Basic Soils Training Module 4: Soils in Conservation Planning | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video |
This module provides examples of how to use soils data in the conservation planning process. The presentation starts with Josh Odekirk, SE Area… |
NRCS |
| Basic WASCOB Section III | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time: 14:06) Focuses on the underground outlet supporting practice and ties the outlet design into the basin design. Stage storage is explained… |
BWSR |
| One Watershed, One Plan: What is One Watershed, One Plan? | Planning | Video |
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BWSR |
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| Corn yield in Wisconsin and the US (Corn, part 1/3) | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
(Time:13:41) Dr. Joe Lauer's presentation about "Corn Growth, Development, and Physiology". This part (1 of 3) focuses on an overview of corn… |
U of Wis, Jan 2015 |
| Keep Cattle in Minnesota Project | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Video |
(Time: 1:27:49) This video is produced by the Sustainable Farming Association and the Keep Cattle in Minnesota Program. The mission of this… |
NRCS and The Pasture Project |
| EFT Preferences | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
This video shows how to import preferences, and the "why" behind most of the preferences (i.e. default values) used in EFT in MN. It also… |
TTCP |
| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 4: Resource Concerns | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Module 4 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
NRCS |
| What is the Soil Food Web? (Soil Regen Summit 2021) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Dr. Elaine Ingham and her colleagues discovered the Soil Food Web nearly 4 decades ago. She has been pioneering research on soil health ever since… |
Soil Food Web School |
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| Basic WASCOB Section IV | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time: 10:02) Video pulls in some linked "handouts" (see links below) to prepare staff for discussions with landowners during the initial parts of… |
BWSR |
| One Watershed, One Plan: Three Big Ideas | Planning | Video |
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BWSR |
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| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Overview – The Science of N, the N Cycle, and Emissions | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
OMAFRA |
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| Corn growth and development staging systems (Corn, part 2/3) | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
(Time 41:01) Dr. Joe Lauer's presentation about "Corn Growth, Development, and Physiology". This part (2 of 3) focuses on systems used to… |
U of WIS, Jan 2015 |
| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 5: Ecological Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Module 5 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
NRCS |
| WASCOB Design Intro | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time 19:55) The training intruduces employees to NRCS's WASCOB Design spreadsheet. This is an introductory level training with a format of some… |
BWSR |
| One Watershed, One Plan: Roles, Committees, and Commitments | Planning | Video |
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BWSR |
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| Training Module 3: Best Practices for using the BWSR Gully Estimator | BWSR Estimators | Video | |||
| Yield components of corn (corn, part 3/3) | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
(Time 24:02) Dr. Joe Lauer's presentation about "Corn Growth, Development, and Physiology". This part (3 of 3) focuses on the components… |
U of Wis, Jan 2015 |
| It's All About Carbon: Building a Thriving Soil Biological Community | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
A supplemental video for the 2021 Soil Health and Sustainability. Dennis Chessman of NRCS gives a presentation on Soil Carbon at the 2018 National… |
NRCS |
| WASCOB Tile Design | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
The training shows the tile design components of the WASCOB Design spreadsheet. This video finishes the basin system design started in the WASCOB… |
BWSR |
| One Watershed, One Plan: A Brief History of Water Management in Minnesota | Planning | Video |
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BWSR |
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| Training Module 4: Best Practices for using the BWSR Stream and Ditch Bank Erosion Estimator | BWSR Estimators | Video | |||
| Establishing Pollinator Habitat on Organic Farms | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Video |
This webinar discusses how to establish effective pollinator habitats on farmland, especially when enhancing organic operations. The webinar goes… |
Xerces, MOSES, WI Land + Water |
| Soybean crop management in Wisconsin (soybeans, part 1/3) | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
(Time: 12:35) This video discusses components contributing to yield in soybeans including varietal selection, regional climate and… |
U of Wis, Jan 2015. |
| Seedbed Preparation – USDANRCS Texas | Vegetation | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Video |
(Time: 6:17) This video depicts the importance of proper seedbed preparation and describes steps in preparing a proper… |
NRCS |
| Climate Change and Adaptive Management for Agriculture | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
A supplemental video for the 2021 Soil Health and Sustainability. Discussion of the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the adaptive… |
NRCS |
| Introduction to Animal Agriculture - the Minnesota Beef industry | Livestock | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
(Time:16:57) This video provides basic information on the beef industry in Minnesota including terminology, production systems, economics and… |
U of M |
| One Watershed, One Plan: Making Choices to Show Results | Planning | Video |
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BWSR |
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| Septic System Improvement Estimator Training Video | BWSR Estimators | Video | |||
| Soil Life in Organic Farming: The Role of Soil Organisms in Soil Health and Resource Conservation | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Join us for this webinar during which soil life in organic agriculture and the role of soil organisms, such as macro-and micro-fauna, including… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
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| Webinar 7: How to Talk About Wetlands with Landowners | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the seventh webinar, delivered in 3 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series.
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NAWM, NRCS |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #2 of 5 in series - Saving all the Pieces: Forest Structure and Composition | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Introduction of biotic factors affecting forests and forest composition and structure as habitat elements. |
USFWS |
| Tech Talk: Roof Runoff Structure (Gutters) | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will go through some basic planning and design elements of using roof gutters as a conservation practice… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Site Preparation (CPS 490) | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This Tech Talk is about tree/shrub site preparation (CPS 490) and tree/shrub planting methods. This session includes a discussion of planning… |
TTCP |
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| Cover Cropping for Soil Health and Fertility in Organic Systems | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Organic farmers rely on cover crops to provide soil fertility, crop nutrition, weed suppression, and mitigation of other pest problems in a… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Selecting Seed Sources to “Future-Proof” Restored Plant Communities | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 1:03:32) Webinar 5 of 7 from U of M's Ecological Restoration Training Center Selecting seed sources for… |
University of Minnesota |
| Tech Talk Replay: Pasture Condition Scoresheet | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 1, 2020. Lance Smith (NRCS) and Jeff Duchene (NRCS) review the purpose and applicability of pasture scoring in pasture… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: 2020 IDP Results | Webinar |
What happens to your Individual Development Plan information once you put it in eLINK? Join the TTCP staff to learn how IDP data is used to… |
TTCP |
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| WASCOB Field Training Webinar | Practice Layout | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This session covers how to prepare for and complete the I&E step, and some basics of construction inspection. There's also a quick… |
TTCP |
| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Horticulture Crops | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
OMAFRA |
| Ag 101 - Session 6: Bringing it All Together in the Fall | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Ian Olson and Ken Fransky of Centrol Crop Consulting share information and videos about different fall activities on a farm. |
TTCP, Centrol |
| Webinar 8: What are the Choices and Benefits? Matching Objectives to Programs and Getting Additional Help | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the eighth webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #3 of 5 in series - Forest Disturbance and Stand Dynamics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Forest development stages, successional pathways and characterization of forest disturbances, both background and human-caused, based on size,… |
USFWS |
| Tech Talk: Environmental Markets 101 | Webinar |
Stacy Cushenbery and Leif Fixen of The Nature Conservancy provided an overview of the science and economics surrounding the rapidly evolving world… |
TTCP |
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| Tech Talk: Pasture and Hay Planting - Practice Standard | Livestock | Practice Specific | Webinar |
During this session Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Specialist, discusses:
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TTCP |
| Organic Training Series Session 3: Organic Regulations and Opportunities for NRCS Support | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
This training series is intended to provide an introduction to organic systems, including basic principles of organic production; the organic… |
NRCS |
| Ten Things to Know About Planting Wet Areas | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 59:27) Webinar 6 of 7 from U of M Ecological Restoration Training Center Wet areas such as wetlands, shorelines, and stormwater… |
University of Minnesota |
| Nutrient Management Module 1: Orientation to Minnesota's Nutrient Management Training Series | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This webinar is the first in Minnesota's nutrient management training series. It includes a review of soil fertility concepts, overarching… |
TTCP |