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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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tech Talk: Controlled Traffic Farming, Conservation Harvest, Field Operations Emissions Reduction | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Ryan Buetow, NRCS State Agronomist, discusses the new practices Controlled Traffic Farming (CPS 334), Conservation Harvest (CPS 809), and Field… |
TTCP |
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| Prairie Strips Winter Webinar Series #1 | Practice Specific | Video |
Prairie Strips: A New Conservation Practice for Farmers and Crop Consultants. Session 1 will cover siting prairie strips for water quality and… |
Sand County Foundation |
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| How to stabilize your shore with live fascines | Shoreline Protection | Practice Specific | Video |
Crow Wing SWCD |
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| 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: Nutrient Management Module 17: Fertilizer Additives | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Fabian Fernandez, Nutrient Management Specialist from the University of Minnesota discusses fertilizer additives. Watch this session to… |
TTCP, U of M |
| Tech Talk: Grassed Waterway Spreadsheet | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
The MN NRCS’s grassed waterway design spreadsheet uses the same methodology as the EFT waterway program and is an acceptable design tool. In this… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Amending Soil Properties with Lime | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Ryan Buetow, NRCS State Agronomist, discusses the foundation of soil management and all the impacts that pH has on crop growth, nutrient… |
TTCP |
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| 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 |
| Nutrient Management Module 8: Land Treatment | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
In this brief module, Lawrence Svien, TTCP Training Conservationist discusses developing alternatives during the conservation process generally… |
TTCP |
| Basic WASCOB Section I | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
The Basic WASCOB training series is a four-part video based on the original Basic WASCOB webinar presented in April from the Technical Training… |
BWSR |
| Streambank Protection Planning Training | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This training covered the planning phase of streambank erosion projects to better equip staff to visit with landowners when asked about this type… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Annual Forages for Grazing Systems (CPS 810) | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This Tech Talk provides an overview of the interim CPS 810 Annual Forages for Grazing Systems Conservation Practice Standard, Implementation… |
TTCP |
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| Basic WASCOB Section II | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time: 12:02) Explains the three types of cross sections and how they each fit into the landscape and different farming operations. |
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 |
| Tech Talk: Basic Irrigation | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Brian Ebel, NRCS Water Resource Engineer, discusses the basic concepts of irrigation. This introduction to irrigation will include:
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TTCP |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Climate Factors and Nitrogen Management | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
UMN Extension |
| 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 |
| 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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| Tech Talk: Tile Flow Design Using CPS 606/620 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
These supporting practices are only a small part of the designs for waterways, WASCOBs, and other main practices. Fundamentals for following… |
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 |
| 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: Overview of Agrichemical Handling Facilities | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This session includes an overview of the Agrichemical Handling Facility (CPS 309) practice. What the resource concerns are, design tools and… |
TTCP |
| 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 |
| 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: Livestock Pipeline Design | Livestock | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Join Amanda Deans, TTCP Engineer, as she runs through a real life pipeline design using the MN NRCS Livestock Pipeline spreadsheet. |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Side Inlet Planning and Design | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Join Patrick Schultz and Aaron Peter, TTCP engineers, as they cover planning and design criteria for Side Water Inlets (SWI’s). SWI’s are an… |
TTCP |
| 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 |
| Tech Talk: Engineering Design Resources | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
When working through engineering projects, there are a number of resources available to reference and guide you. But how do you know which… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Establishment Practice (CPS 612) | Practice Specific | Webinar |
In this session Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, and Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, cover Tree/Shrub Establishment practice (CPS… |
TTCP |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tech Talk: Wetland Restoration Seed Mixes | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, demonstrates how to design and evaluate wetland restoration seed mixes using the latest version of the… |
TTCP |
| Filter Strip (CPS 393) | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Filter strips are an area of herbaceous vegetation that are designed to reduce sediment, suspended solids, nutrients, dissolved contaminants and… |
TTCP |
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| 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 |
| Tree Identification | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID | Reference Material |
University of Minnesota resources for the identification of trees: Tree Identification Cards that can be downloaded and printed, Beginners… |
UMN Extension |
| Introduction to Plant Identification | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID | Webinar |
(Time: 1:07:49) Plants are of central importance to natural resource conservation. Thus, the ability to identify species or species… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Native Plant ID | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID | Webinar |
Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Partner Biologist, and Jeff Kalin, NRCS State Wildlife Biologist, cover native plant identification for the most… |
TTCP |
| Basics of Plant Identification for Conservation Planning | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID | Online Course |
This course introduces you to plant identification and its role in the conservation planning process. You will learn basics of plant… |
NRCS |
| Sugarbeet Pest Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material |
This website provides information on insects and diseases affecting sugarbeets. |
U of M Extension |
| Weed Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material |
This website provides information on weed identification, herbicides and herbicide resistance management. |
U of M Extension |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Weed Management and Herbicide Resistance | Pest Management | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
UMN Extension |
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| Strategic Farming: Let's talk tar spot of corn | Pest Management | Webinar |
Tar spot of corn: Status and options for this rising issue. Join Drs. Dean Malvick, Extension plant pathologist, and Nathan Kleczewski, plant… |
UMN Extension |
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| Forest Pests and Disease | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material |
This Minnesota DNR website has links to forest pests and disease descriptions, identification and management options. |
MN DNR |
| Ecological Weed Management at the Johnson Farms | Pest Management | Video |
Charlie Johnson shares how he and his family control weeds on 1,600 acres of organic corn and soybeans in Madison S.D using ecological strategies… |
USDA SARE |
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| Strategic Farming: Let's talk drought effects on insect pest pressure | Pest Management | Webinar |
Drought effects on insect pest pressure: What might 2022 look like? Join Dr. Ian MacRae, Extension entomologist, and Bruce Potter, Extension IPM… |
UMN Extension |
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| Managing Weeds in Organic Corn and Soybeans | Pest Management | Video |
Charlie Johnson explains how he controls weeds in corn and soybean crops without the use of pesticides on his organic farm in Madison, S.D.… |
USDA SARE |
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| Tech Talk: Pest Management Follow Up | Pest Management | Webinar |
This is a follow up to the in person Basic Pest Management Concepts training sessions that were held in January, 2024. Courtney Cheever, NRCS… |
TTCP |