Online Learning

This website provides information on insects and diseases affecting sugarbeets.  

University of Minnesota resources for design of Living Snow Fences.  This site includes a design tool, a video on how to run the design tool,  a…

This website provides information on weed identification, herbicides and herbicide resistance management.

This website provides information on crop and variety selection, growing, harvest and storage, planting and pest management for small grains in…

Time: will vary; These are the pdf version of the NRCS training modules for Hydrology.

Modules 101-116 recommended for a basic…

This website provides information on  growing sugarbeets and pest management for sugarbeets Minnesota.

Website to download software and User's Guide.

The EFH-2, version 1.1.2 (August 6, 2014) software implements the procedures described in…

This website provides information on variety selection, growing, harvest and storage, planting and pest management for forages in Minnesota.

Link to NRCS MN Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics page to find and download Minnesota specific files for the EFH2 software.

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(Time: will vary)  This guide discusses the components of a grazing system by taking you through the grazing management planning process.…

This Minnesota DNR website has links to forest pests and disease descriptions, identification and management options. 

(Time: will vary) This website provides research and other resources related to forage selection, planting, pest management, harvest and storage…

A publication by Virginia Cooperative Extension that describes the effects of riparian buffers on sediment, nutrients and other pollutants as well…

This is a powerpoint presentation developed with the Wetland Science Institute, containing 65 slides covering the general concepts used for…

This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 18 slides explaining the…

Basic overview of pest management principles.  Materials concentrate on assessing environmental risks of pest management alternatives.

This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 33 slides. The objectives of the…

This site provides access to publications and other resources related to beef production in Minnesota including cow/calf management, feedlot…

This is a powerpoint presentation with 59 slides describing the hierarchical nature of soil classification and how a particular soil’s…

This site provides a comprehensive inventory of the various domestic breeds of livestock including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine, poultry…

(Time: will vary)  Basic overview of pest management principles.  Materials concentrate on assessing environmental risks of pest management…

This document provides guidance on how to determine a body condition score (BCS) for beef cows.  Body condition scores are excellent indicators of…

This link takes you to the MN NRCS engineering page, under Resources and CAD.  This page contains over 100 quick reference guides (pdf) describing…

County specific data (examples include acres and sales by crop type, number and sales by livestock type and types of operators and operations) can…

Cover Crop Strategies offers a series of Podcasts related to Cover Crops and Soil Health.  Topics include Cover Crop Management Tips, Choosing…

(Time: will vary)  This course is designed to introduce the student to the fundamental basics of prescribed burning. At the end of the course the…

This course will review seeding and planting equipment used in a corn/soybean setting.

(Time: 30 mins, 46 secs) This online course will help you better understand cultural resources around Minnesota. 

(Time: 52 mins, 23 secs). This online course will go over the archeological history of Minnesota.

(Time: 26 mins, 54 secs). This online course will help you better understand what types of locations have  moderate-to-high potential that contain…

This course introduces you to plant identification and its role in the conservation planning process. You will learn basics of plant…

(Time: 19 mins, 29 secs). This online course will help you understand direct and indirect effects to cultural resources, especially those adjacent…

Prescribed grazing is the foundational NRCS conservation practice that is applied on all lands that are grazed in conjunction with a wide array of…

This course introduces you to the Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST). You will learn what the tool is and how to run it. You will also…

(Time: 19 mins, 56 secs) This online training video will help you identify and protect Traditional Cultural Properties.

This course introduces you to NRCS planning criteria and their role in each phase of the Nine Steps of Conservation Planning. You will learn about…

(Time: 30 minutes, 41 seconds).  This online video covers the basics of cultural resources (traces of human activity) and how to conduct a…

Review materials for the interactive training program for producers that presents the fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen…

The goal of this course is to introduce you to several common soil properties and interpretations, the basics of map unit composition, and Web…

(Time: 150 hours) The Ecological Restoration certificate is a 150-hour program comprising five required courses. The certificate is designed to…

(Time: 55 mins, 16 seconds). This online training course will help you understand what types of cultural resources may be present in order to help…

Stream Visual Assessment Protocol 2 (SVAP2) introduces you to the process of visually assessing streams on working land. In this course, you’ll…

(Time: 15 mins, 37 secs) This online training tool will cover avoidance procedures and the preferred MN NRCS methods for treating adverse effects…

(Time: 17 mins, 17 secs) This online training will cover the benefits and challenges with using LiDar to identify cultural resources.

(Time: 17 mins, 20 secs) This online training course will help you identify cultural resources in the field.

(Time: 17 mins, 34 secs) This online training course will help you understand how to consult with outside parties about cultural resources.

(Time: 32:00) This training is an introduction to NRCS practice standards that establish herbaceous vegetation to treat resource concerns.  It…

(Time: 21 min, 26 secs) This online training course will help you identify and protect human burial sites.

This online training course will help you identify and help you understand how to respond to finding human remains and burials.

Time will vary (8 modules, 178 slides); This training focuses on procedures, tools and processes used by conservation planners to deliver…