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.
| Title | Subject | Skill | Format | Description | Source |
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| Quantifying Soil Health: Where are we now? | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The January edition of the Soil health Digital Cafe series will feature Dr. Jordon Wade who will be discussing soil health measurement and the… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| The Forest for the Bees | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Bees are incredibly diverse and provide important ecological services such as pollination. However, baseline information such as faunistic surveys… |
Sustainable Forest Education Cooperative |
| Beating the Weeds Without Herbicides: Soil-Friendly Organic Weed Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Join us for this webinar during which we will discuss weed management in organic agriculture and highlight soil friendly approaches to help… |
USDA NRCS Science & Technology |
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| Economics of Crop Production | Planning | Webinar |
In this online training, Samuel Porter (Economist, NRCS MN) and Keith Olander (Executive Director, AgCentric) cover the costs and economic… |
NRCS, CLC |
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| Tech Talk: Earthfill Compaction | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Construction Inspection | Webinar |
This is the third part of the Construction Inspection series. To be a designer and inspector on structural practices involving earthfill, you need… |
TTCP |
| What are the Economic, Water Quality and Climate Impacts of Soil Health? Soil Health Successful Farmer Case Studies Tell the Story | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Participate in this webinar to learn about the overarching economic findings across six crop farmers and two almond growers related to changes in… |
NRCS, American Farmland Trust |
| Challenges and Opportunities in Organic Urban Agriculture | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Join this webinar to learn about production and marketing challenges and opportunities for farming organically in urban environments. Organic… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
| RIM-Riparian and Floodplain Restoration Training | Easements | Funding Request/Applications | Webinar |
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BWSR |
| Soil Health and New Soil Testing Methods | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:47:00) This webinar will give participants an overview of soil health and new soil testing tools for N-P-K that take into account… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 4 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the fourth session of an eight-session webinar series. Session four focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Waterway Out of Bank flow design in EFT | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
TTCP Training Engineer Aaron Peter will use the Engineering Field Tools software to demonstrate how to incorporate and calculate out-of-bank flows… |
TTCP |
| High-Producing Organic No-Till | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
High-producing organic no-till has long been identified as the Holy Grail of soil health. Join Brett Israel for an evening of sharing as he… |
Practical Farmers of Iowa |
| Organic Training Series Session 1: Introduction to Organic | 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 |
| Soil Health Resource Concerns | Planning | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Stephanie McLain (NRCS State Soil Health Specialist) provides an overview of the soil health resource concerns including how to evaluate them.… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Critical Area Planting | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from April 6, 2020. Kelly Voigt reviews the PS342 Critical Area Planting Implementation Requirements and examples. |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Intro to Hydraulics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydraulics | Webinar |
TTCP Training Engineers Pat Schultz and Amanda Deans dive into all things hydraulics. They provide an introduction into channel flow, orifice flow… |
TTCP |
| Soil Health Pays | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
A farm’s profitability depends on many factors – but reducing yield variability is a key component. Mitchell County farmer Wayne Fredericks and… |
Practical Farmers of Iowa |
| Why "Organic" Matters - Soil Organic Matter, Soil Health and USDA-Certified Organic Farming | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join us as we discuss the history of organic farming in parallel to the history of soil conservation with a focus on soil health and soil organic… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
| USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Webinar |
This is the display of all the online videos produced by the National Soil Survey Center. There are over 100 videos available, most of which will… |
NRCS |
| The Relevance of Soil Biology in Assessing Fertility and Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time:1:22:00) Participants will learn how soil biology directly and indirectly influence crop growth and nutrient cycling, along with… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 5 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the fifth session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized… |
NRCS |
| Farming Implements in Action: Impacts on the Soil, Erosion Potential of Tillage Systems, and Economics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Webinar |
This webinar goes into the details of the five soil disturbing processes modeled in RUSLE2 (inversion, mixing, mixing with some inversion, lifting… |
NRCS |
| Silvopasture - What It Is and What It Is Not | Agroforestry | Webinar |
Join us as we introduce Conservation Practice Standard 381, Silvopasture, and how is it used by NRCS. Experts will describe in detail what is… |
NRCS Science and Technology |
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| Virtual 4R Field Day | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Farmers, agronomists and all interested in nutrient management and innovative conservation are invited to join the online 4R Technology Review… |
MAWRC |
| Wetland Restoration | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This training will enable field staff involved in project applications, the design, or the construction of wetland restorations to have a solid… |
TTCP |
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| Economic and decision barriers to soil health practice adoption: A role for public policy? | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Farmers have long had the goal of managing land for use by future generations. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to increase… |
USDA Economists and CFARE |
| Tech Talk: Early Successional Habitat Management for Wildlife | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Jacob Granfors, Pheasants Forever Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist, and Garett Christiansen, NRCS Forester, discuss open landscapes, early… |
TTCP, PF |
| Urban Agriculture 101 - Part 2: Supporting Urban and Innovative Agriculture through Production, Conservation and Risk Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance, conservation programs, farm safety… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 6 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the sixth session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized… |
NRCS |
| Silvopasture Webinar Series | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
The Sustainable Farming Association Hosted a webinar series focused on Silvopasture in April 2020. The series can be found at the link.… |
Sustainable Farming Association of MN, UMN, NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Native Vegetation Guidelines and BWSR Programs: Decision Making for Successful Projects | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This Tech Talk highlights the revisions to the Native Vegetation Establishment and Enhancement Guidelines including: |
TTCP, BWSR |
| Nutrient Management Module 12 - Nutrient Recommendations 1 Part 1 | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Brad Carlson, Dr. Dan Kaiser, Anne Nelson, UofM Extension Educators presents an abbreviated Nitrogen Smart Course. |
TTCP |
| Cover Crop Economics Decision Support Tool | Practice Specific | Webinar |
As cover crops gain attention and focus, questions are moving from agronomics to economics. This presentation centers on a spreadsheet-based… |
Conservation Technology Information Center |
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| Soils as a Service Webinar Series: Farming Microbes | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
For this webinar, we’ll revisit the ability of soil to supply the nutrients plants need to reach their genetic potential. Dr. James White, Rutgers… |
MyLand Company |
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| Tech Talk: Audubon Conservation Ranching Program | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
The Audubon Conservation Ranching (ACR) program is a collaborative effort between farmers, ranchers, and Audubon to address the decline of… |
TTCP |
| Soil Quality - the Foundation for Resource Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:55) Participants in the webinar learn about Natural Resources Conservation Service conservation planning principles to improve soil… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 7 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the seventh session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how agencies and NGOs can benefit from, and… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Native Plant Communities | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Megan Benage and Becky Marty from the DNR present on Native Plant Communities. This workshop session covers a tour of the Native Plant… |
TTCP, DNR |
| Strategic Farming: Let's talk cover crops! | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Cover crops: Termination timing and planting green. Timing can mean a lot when it comes to cover crops. Join Drs. Anna Cates, State Soil Health… |
UMN Extension |
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| Strengthening Organic Agriculture: Research Updates from The Organic Center | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Join us for this webinar during which we will discuss how The Organic Center facilitates research. Recent findings and future priority areas will… |
NRCS Conservation Webinars |
| Tech Talk Replay: Cover Crop | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from April 13, 2020. Laurie Svien reviews PS340 Cover Crop, Agronomy Tech Note 33, online cover crop resources, and completing… |
TTCP |
| Nutrient Management Module 12 - Nutrient Recommendations 1 Part 2 | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Brad Carlson, Dr. Dan Kaiser, Anne Nelson, UofM Extension Educators presents an abbreviated Nitrogen Smart Course. |
TTCP |
| Cover Crops: Why grow a crop you don't sell? | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Cover crops are increasingly popular, but can they be profitable in the first year? And what's the true cost of cover crop adoption? In this… |
NRCS |
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| CPS 595 Integrated Pest Management Implementation Requirements Demonstration | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Adam Reed, Regional Agronomist with NRCS, demonstrates the use of the Integrated Pest Management Implementation Requirements worksheet. The… |
TTCP |
| Macro Enabled CPA-52 Form | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
John Crellin, NRCS Area Resource Conservationist, covers the April, 2023 version of CPA-52 form including the updates to the form and live… |
TTCP |
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| Core NRCS Conservation Practices for Enhancing Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:10) This webinar focuses on how several core NRCS conservation practices can be used by farmers to improve soil health, linking them… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 8 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the final session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how agencies and NGOs can benefit from, and… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 7: Manure | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 27, 2020. Join George Schwint, MPCA, covers nutrient management planning with manure. George will reviews County… |
TTCP, MPCA |
| Tech Talk: Livestock Watering System Design | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Lea Holter, NRCS Assistant State Conservation Engineer, will provide an introduction to the new pipeline design worksheet. We will demonstrate how… |
TTCP |
| Nutrient Management Day 1 (Module 20) | Nutrient Management | Webinar |
This is a replay of the Nutrient Management Training held on February 7, 2022. Part 1: Water Quality Overview and Concerns in Minnesota… |
TTCP |