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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| Potassium | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:13:43) Information is presented on potassium processes in the soil-plant system; potassium soil testing; potassium fertilizer… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Hydric Soils Training Modules | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
The National Association of Wetland Managers has developed an online training series focused on hydric soils for wetland professionals. This… |
A SWM |
| Topic 1, Module 3: Describing Soil Color for Hydric Soils Determinations | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
This module focuses on describing soil color. Soil color and the color patterns in soil can tell you a lot about the soil. It is an especially… |
NAWM |
| Nutrient Management Module 14b: Determining the Acres Needed to Utilize Manure | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This self paced module covers the policy and considerations for determining the number of acres that are needed to utilize manure produced by a… |
TTCP |
| Strategic Farming: Let's talk small grains | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Small grains management update. Join Dr. Jochum Wiersma, Extension small grains specialist, when we address production agronomics, variety… |
UMN Extension |
| Application of Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality Protection | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Webinar |
Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) are techniques and practices used to minimize and prevent water quality problems associated with. (Time… |
USFS |
| Composting - Animal Mortality | Practice Specific | Webinar |
The webinar will provide viewers with an understanding of the principles of successful composting of animal mortality in routine and emergency… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Soil Health's Link to Water Quality | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The agronomic benefits of improving soil health are well known, but when it comes to the specific impacts on water quality off field, many… |
North Central Region Water Network |
| 2022 Tech Talks | Webinar |
Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Rotating speakers cover a wide variety… |
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| Tech Talk: Source Water Protection | Water Quality Basics | Webinar |
During this session Courtney Cheever (NRCS), Mark Wetlauffer (MDH), Aaron Meyer (MRWA), and Katie Breth (MRWA) provide an introduction to the… |
TTCP |
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| Sulfur | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:14:36) Information is presented on basic sulfur processes in the soil-plant system; testing for sulfur sufficiency; basis for… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Webinar 1: Introduction to Wetlands | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This first webinar, presented in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly developed nine-part wetland training webinar series provides an… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Topic 2, Module 4: Redox Reactions and Redoximorphic Features | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
This module begins with a review of redox reactions and redoximorphic features. Reduction and concurrent oxidation (redox) are the dominant… |
NAWM |
| Tech Talk: Soil Data Viewer | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Webinar |
Matt Baltes, NRCS State GIS Coordinator, will demonstrate how to download SSURGO soils data from Web Soil Survey and import it into ArcMap. Matt… |
TTCP |
| 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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| Tech Talk: Prairie Strips Part 1: A New Option for Water Quality, Pollinators, and Wildlife | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Jim Fritz (SE ARC, MN NRCS), James Fett (Watershed Technician, Mower SWCD), and Andrea Eger (Regenerative Ag Project Manager, TNC) discuss the… |
TTCP |
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| Enhancing Mast (food) Production for Woodland Wildlife | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Webinar |
Fruit from trees and shrubs (aka mast) is a significant source of food for many wildlife species. This webinar will explore a variety of mast… |
New York Logger Training |
| Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This second webinar, delivered in six segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series begins with an… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Forced Aeration with Preprocessing Mortality Composting Systems Under Practice Standard 316 | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This webinar will discuss the fundamentals of composting and how preprocessing of carcasses combined with forced aeration of the piles optimizes… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Source Water Protection | Water Quality | Webinar |
We all deserve to have safe clean drinking water that we can trust. In order to do that, we need to ensure we are protecting water at the source… |
North Central Region Water Network |
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| Forests for the Birds: Conserving America's Forest Birds Webinar Series | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Forest Ecology Working Group, National Conservation Training Center, and Migratory Bird Program developed a… |
USFWS |
| Tech Talk: Updated Engineering Practice Standards | Practice Specific | Webinar |
The NRCS engineering staff goes over the latest NRCS engineering practice standards. They also discuss what has changed in the latest updates to… |
TTCP |
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| Calcium and Magnesium Management | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:10:20) Information is presented on calcium and magnesium as essential nutrients; calcium and magnesium soil testing; and, calcium… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Topic 2, Module 5: Hydric Soil Functions | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
The module focuses on wetland functions attributed directly to hydric soils. Functions are the biological, chemical, and physical processes that… |
NAWM |
| Tech Talk: Windbreak Planning Considerations | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This session includes an overview of the Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS 380) practice standard and some of the additional planning… |
TTCP |
| Prairie Strips & Conservation Programs | Planning | Webinar |
Paul Mugge and Tim Youngquist come together to share their passion for integrating conservation practices into their family farms through prairie… |
Practical Farmers of Iowa |
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| Tech Talk: Prairie Strips Part 2: Addressing Pesticide Risks to Pollinators | Pollinators | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Emily May and Karin Jokela from the Xerces Society present on pesticide risks to pollinators in habitat near cropland, including field research on… |
TTCP |
| Organic Soil Health Practices for Water Management and Water Quality | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Farmers must manage water resources to provide sufficient yet not excessive moisture to their crops, and to protect surface and groundwater from… |
USDA-NRCS Conservation Webinars |
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| Environmental Evaluation Series No. 1: Primer on NRCS Environmental Compliance | Planning | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
First in the series on environmental evaluations, the primary topics of this webinar include: legal foundations, scoping of relevant resource… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Basic Survey | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Surveying | Webinar |
The goal of this training is to become familiar with terms and procedures, recognize features of different equipment, and make you more… |
TTCP |
| Communicating Conservation to Landowners | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
What makes a natural resource and water professional a great communicator? What can we learn from researchers and fellow practitioners to enhance… |
North Central Region Water Network |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management Lecture Series | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
This 5-part focused lecture series introduces the fundamental principles of forest habitat management. The series is taught by Brenda McComb,… |
USFWS |
| Silvopasture: An Introduction and Overview | Practice Specific | Webinar |
In this webinar, we will provide an introduction to and overview of silvopasture for any level. Learn more about what it is, who should… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Micronutrients | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:23:38) Information is presented on specific micronutrients including boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, zinc and chloride… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Topic 2, Module 6: The Hydric Soil Technical Standard | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
The module focuses on the Hydric Soil Technical Standard. The Hydric Soil Technical Standard (HSTS) provides a quantitative method of determining… |
NAWM |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #4 of 5 in series - Silviculture as a Forest Disturbance | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Introduction to even- and uneven-aged silvicultural systems and management practices used to regenerate and tend forests to provide desired… |
USFWS |
| Tech Talk: Well System Investigation | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz, TTCP Engineer, walks through the steps for investigating a residential well system for the purposes of gathering data for… |
TTCP |
| Effective Cover Cropping - Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risk | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Bringing forward information and data from several years and data from assorted research locations, Dr. Gruver discusses both gains and hurdles in… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
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| Tech Talk: Economics of Soil Loss | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
This Tech Talk highlights the economic and social implications of soil loss. From a farm level economic perspective, soil is an important input in… |
TTCP |
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| Environmental Evaluation Series No. 2: Documenting the Environmental Evaluation on the NRCS CPA-52 Environmental Evaluation Worksheet | Planning | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
Second in the series on environmental evaluations, this webinar will assist NRCS conservation planners, partners, and technical service providers… |
NRCS |
| Solar-powered Water Systems for Grazing Operations | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
(Time: 1:14) Participants in this webinar will learn important considerations in planning for a solar-powered water delivery system for… |
Conservation Webinars |
| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 1 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
26 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for… |
NRCS & BWSR |
| Tech Talk Replay: Grazing Facilitating Practices - Part 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 13, 2020. Dean Thomas, Lance Smith, Aaron Peter, Amanda Deans, and Pat Schultz reviewed the use, planning, and design… |
TTCP |
| Economics of Soil Health Systems in Minnesota | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The Soil Health Institute and Cargill conducted this project to provide farmers with the economics information they need when deciding whether to… |
Soil Health Institute, Cargill |
| Winter Manure Application and Water Quality | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
While winter manure application can be beneficial for producers from a logistical, financial, and soil compaction standpoint, it has traditionally… |
North Central Region Water Network |
| Tech Talk: MN Seed Law | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Webinar |
This session provides an overview of Minnesota's Seed law, one of the oldest consumer protection laws in Minnesota, which is in place to ensure a… |
TTCP |
| Soil pH and Lime | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:24:38) Information is presented on negative effects of acidic soils; testing for soil pH; managing soil pH for alkaline soils; and… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Topic 3, Module 7: Landscapes and Hydric Soil | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
The module focuses on typical hydric soil morphologies associated with major wetland types-tidal marshes, peat bogs, perennially-inundated swamps… |
NAWM |
| Ag 101 - Session 2: Precision Technology and its Economic Value | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Ian Olson and Ken Fransky of Centrol Crop Consulting present on precision agricultural technology and economics. |
TTCP, Centrol |
| Using Legumes to Supply Crop Nitrogen While Also Reaping Benefits for Soil Health | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join to learn how to reduce nitrogen need by incorporating legumes into your rotation. Using leguminous cover crops provides multiple below ground… |
USDA NRCS Soil Health Division |