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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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6a: Water Quality and Nutrients | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar | Dave Wall, MPCA discusses water nutrient conditions around the state and why these conditions vary. In addition he also reviews how water… |
MPCA |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6b: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar | Dave Wall, MPCA discusses the Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy. What is it all about and how much progress are we making. |
MPCA |
| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 13 - Nutrient Recommendations | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar | Dr. Daniel Kaiser, UMN Extension, discusses soil sampling and using the results when making fertilizer recommendations for phosphorus and… |
TTCP |
| Nitrogen Smart Review | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Online Course | Review materials for the interactive training program for producers that presents the fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen… |
U of M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tech Talk - Waste Facility Closure | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar | Craig Peterson, NRCS AE, and Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will provide a general discussion of topics related to the Waste Facility… |
TTCP |
| Nutrient Management Module 6c: Phosphorus Loss Risk Assessment | Practice Specific | Webinar | Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, demonstrates the process to complete the Phosphorus Loss Risk Assessment worksheet. |
TTCP |
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| 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 |
| Tech Talk Replay: Livestock Shelter Structure | Livestock | Practice Specific | Webinar | Tech Talk Replay from May 11, 2020. Lance Smith, Jeff Duchene, and Mike Krcmarik review the new Livestock Shelter Structure (PS576) information.… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 5: Nitrogen | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar | Tech Talk Replay from August 31. Larry Gunderson, Travis Hirman, and Kevin Hauth from MDA review the nitrogen considerations for nutrient… |
TTCP, MDA |
| EFT Reference Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Practice Specific | Reference Material | These documents support EFT Terrace and Waterway design tools (TDT and WDT). They include workflows to prepare data for import into EFT and… |
TTCP |
| Nutrient Management Module 9a - Inventory | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar | Jeff King, NRCS Water Quality Specialist, walks participants through all of the considerations for inventorying an operation for nutrient… |
TTCP |
| Nutrient Management Module 2: Planning for Sensitive Features | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Reference Material | This self-paced material regarding sensitive features for nutrient management planning includes:
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TTCP |
| Cattle Grazing on Cover Crops in Faribault County, MN | Practice Specific | Video | (Time: 10 mins, 45 secs) Producer Andy Linder discusses the methods and benefits of grazing steers on Cover Crops. |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Tech Talk Reply: PTMApp | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | PTMApp | Webinar | Tech Talk replay from April 27, 2020. Matt Drewitz reviews the use and features of the Prioritize Target Measure Application (PTMApp). |
TTCP |
| Integrated Erosion Tool | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video | A series of videos providing an introduction to the Integrated Erosion Tool (IET) from the… |
NRCS |
| WEPP Science Introduction and PowerPoint presentation | Erosion Control | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video | (Time: 23:28) Water Erosion Prediction Project |
NRCS |
| WEPP Demonstration and Use | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video | (Time: 54:35) |
NRCS |
| IET2 Demonstration | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video | (Time: 31:13) |
NRCS |
| WEPP - Overview of Session 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video | (Time: 16:37) |
NRCS |
| Demonstration of WEPP in more detail | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video | (Time: 1:00:27) This session includes cover crops, kill crop, mulch/manure additions, weed growth, irrigation, etc. |
NRCS |
| WEPS WebStart Demonstration | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video | (Time: 36:04) This video also includes an overview of planned timeline and implementation of WEPP. |
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 |
| Bringing Your Tests to Life, Part 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | Nicole Masters of Integrity Soils discusses how to measure and determine what is being accomplished through regenerative farming practices. |
Ward Labs, Inc |
| Bringing Your Tests to Life, Part 2 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | Ryan Dennhardt of Ward Laboratories hosts a discussion for part 2 of "Bringing Your Tests to Life" |
Ward Labs, Inc |
| Mitigating Climate Change Through the Soil Carbon Sponge | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center |
| Winter Soil Health Virtual Series | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | The Minnesota Soil Health Coalition produced a series of webinars in January and February of 2021. These five webinars are: Webinar 1: Soil… |
Minnesota Soil Health Coalition |
| Latest Resources on Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center |
| Living Soil Film | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | (Time 1:00:22) Our soils support 95 percent of all food production, and by 2060, our soils will be asked to give us as much food as we have… |
Soil Health Institute, Nov 2108 |
| Building your Soil Structure | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | (Time: 19:45) Hal Weiser, USDA, discusses how to improve soil structure and soil biology to maximize crop production. |
University of Minnesota, Extension |
| 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 the… |
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 methods for… |
NRCS |
| Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | (Time: 57:21) In this session, Dr. Jessica Gutknecht discusses soil health. When you think about the soil beneath your feet, or beneath your… |
University of Minnesota |
| 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 |
| 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 to… |
NRCS |
| Unlock the Secrets in the Soil | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | A series of 41 videos, mostly under five minutes each that discuss various soil health topics and applications of soil health principles. |
NRCS |
| Understanding Soil Quality Impacts on Soil Functions and Other Resource Concerns | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | (Time: 1:18) Participants learn about nutrient management and healthy soils, and the resulting effects on water quality through a study of… |
Ohio State University Extension |
| How to use Haney Tests | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | The Haney test tries to assess biological activity in your soil. The results include many different metrics representing microbial activity and… |
UMN |
| Introduction to Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | (Time: 1:50) Introduction to soil health (1/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and Minnesota Soil Health… |
NRCS |
| Nutrients, Soil Biology and Diversity in Agroecosystems | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | (Time: 1:55) Nutrients, Soil Biology and Diversity in Agroecosystems (2/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and… |
NRCS |
| Soil Health & Sustainability for Field Staff Training Resources | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Reference Material | A compilation of recorded webinars and other resources provided as part of the Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff training in 2019.… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk Replay: Evaluating Herbicide Plans in a Soil Health System | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | Tech Talk Replay from August 10, 2020. Liz Stahl, UMN Extension, reviews the latest research and information regarding the impacts of weed… |
TTCP |
| Disturbance, Grazing and Economics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | (Time: 1:48) Disturbance, Grazing and Economics (3/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and Minnesota Soil Health… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk Replay: Equipment Modifications for Cover Crops | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | Tech Talk Replay from August 24 at 9:00 am. NRCS State Soil Health Specialist Kristin Brennan hosts a farmer panel including Brady Wulf of… |
TTCP |
| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 1: Intro to Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | Module 1 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists and… |
NRCS |
| Soil Health Test for Monitoring Midwest Soils | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Eileen Kladivko from Purdue University presents “Soil Health Tests for Monitoring Midwest… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| 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 and… |
NRCS |