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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| Nitrogen Smart | Practice Specific | Online Course | (Time: minimum 2 hours) An interactive training program for producers that presents the fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen… |
University of Minnesota Extension |
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| Tillage Implements | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Online Course | This course will review tillage calculation tools, primary tillage implements, and secondary tillage implements used in a corn/soybean setting.… |
NRCS |
| Harvesting Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Online Course | This short course looks at harvesting equipment you may see in corn and soybean producing areas. |
NRCS |
| Nutrient and Pest Management Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Online Course | This short course looks at application equipment you may see in corn and soybean producing areas. |
NRCS |
| Introduction to Field Office Technical Guide | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Online Course | 5 Online training modules that take approximately 1 hour to complete. The modules are prerequisites for Conservation Planning, Part 1 and also… |
NRCS NEDC |
| Introduction to Conservation Forestry | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Online Course | This course informs conservation planners about basic forest ecology and forest management practices to establish a foundation for implementing… |
NRCS |
| Conservation Applications of LiDAR Training Program | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Online Course | GIS LiDAR workshops |
University of Minnesota |
| ESRI Virtual Campus | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Online Course | In 2016, ESRI revamped their online learning program. Rather than employees requesting access codes, they are now able to directly order courses… |
NRCS / ESRI |
| Introduction to Beef Cattle Production in the United States | Livestock | Ag & Agronomy | Online Course | Nine modules: Module 1: Beef Cattle Genetic Management; Time: 20 - 25 minutes; Module 2: Beef Cattle Nutrition and Feeding; Time: 30 – 45… |
NRCS, Texas A&M Extension |
| Prairie Pod | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | The link brings you to a series of podcasts about restoration and management of prairie. The Prairie Pod communicates the science surrounding… |
MN DNR |
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| Grassed Waterway Training Series | Practice Specific | This is a collection of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of Grassed Waterways (CPS412… |
TTCP |
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| Webinar 3: Wetlands Ecology for Planners - How Wetlands Function | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | (Time: 1 hour, 56 mins) This is the third webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training… |
ASWM and NRCS |
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| Water and Sediment Control Basin Training Series | Practice Specific | This is a collection of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of Water and Sediment… |
TTCP |
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| Tech Talk: Livestock Watering System Planning | Livestock | Practice Specific | Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, covers the planning considerations for livestock watering systems. Topics covered include identifying… |
TTCP |
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| Cover Crop Training Series | Practice Specific | This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Cover Crops (CPS340).… |
TTCP |
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| Wetland Restoration Training Series | Practice Specific | This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Wetland Restorations (CPS567).… |
TTCP |
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| Tech Talk - Scheduling Prescribed Grazing Practices | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, reviews the recommended order of installing facilitating practices for prescribed grazing. He reviews… |
TTCP |