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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| Webinar 7: How to Talk About Wetlands with Landowners | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the seventh webinar, delivered in 3 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series.
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NAWM, NRCS |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #2 of 5 in series - Saving all the Pieces: Forest Structure and Composition | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Introduction of biotic factors affecting forests and forest composition and structure as habitat elements. |
USFWS |
| Tech Talk: Roof Runoff Structure (Gutters) | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will go through some basic planning and design elements of using roof gutters as a conservation practice… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Site Preparation (CPS 490) | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This Tech Talk is about tree/shrub site preparation (CPS 490) and tree/shrub planting methods. This session includes a discussion of planning… |
TTCP |
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| Cover Cropping for Soil Health and Fertility in Organic Systems | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Organic farmers rely on cover crops to provide soil fertility, crop nutrition, weed suppression, and mitigation of other pest problems in a… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Selecting Seed Sources to “Future-Proof” Restored Plant Communities | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 1:03:32) Webinar 5 of 7 from U of M's Ecological Restoration Training Center Selecting seed sources for… |
University of Minnesota |
| Tech Talk Replay: Pasture Condition Scoresheet | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 1, 2020. Lance Smith (NRCS) and Jeff Duchene (NRCS) review the purpose and applicability of pasture scoring in pasture… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: 2020 IDP Results | Webinar |
What happens to your Individual Development Plan information once you put it in eLINK? Join the TTCP staff to learn how IDP data is used to… |
TTCP |
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| WASCOB Field Training Webinar | Practice Layout | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This session covers how to prepare for and complete the I&E step, and some basics of construction inspection. There's also a quick… |
TTCP |
| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Horticulture Crops | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
OMAFRA |
| Ag 101 - Session 6: Bringing it All Together in the Fall | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Ian Olson and Ken Fransky of Centrol Crop Consulting share information and videos about different fall activities on a farm. |
TTCP, Centrol |
| Webinar 8: What are the Choices and Benefits? Matching Objectives to Programs and Getting Additional Help | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the eighth webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #3 of 5 in series - Forest Disturbance and Stand Dynamics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Forest development stages, successional pathways and characterization of forest disturbances, both background and human-caused, based on size,… |
USFWS |
| Tech Talk: Environmental Markets 101 | Webinar |
Stacy Cushenbery and Leif Fixen of The Nature Conservancy provided an overview of the science and economics surrounding the rapidly evolving world… |
TTCP |
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| Tech Talk: Pasture and Hay Planting - Practice Standard | Livestock | Practice Specific | Webinar |
During this session Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Specialist, discusses:
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TTCP |
| Organic Training Series Session 3: Organic Regulations and Opportunities for NRCS Support | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
This training series is intended to provide an introduction to organic systems, including basic principles of organic production; the organic… |
NRCS |
| Ten Things to Know About Planting Wet Areas | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 59:27) Webinar 6 of 7 from U of M Ecological Restoration Training Center Wet areas such as wetlands, shorelines, and stormwater… |
University of Minnesota |
| Nutrient Management Module 1: Orientation to Minnesota's Nutrient Management Training Series | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This webinar is the first in Minnesota's nutrient management training series. It includes a review of soil fertility concepts, overarching… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: What Do I Need to Run HEC-HMS or HydroCAD? | Hydrology | Webinar |
If you watched either of the Intro to HEC-HMS or Intro to HydroCAD Tech Talks and wondered "But how do I obtain the information I need to enter… |
TTCP |
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| Forestry CPAs, DIAs, and CEMAs | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Webinar |
Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, gives an overview of the criteria for Forestry CPA 106, DIA 165, and CEMA 223 activity plans. She reviews a… |
TTCP |
| Webinar 9: Dealing with Changing Weather Patterns in Wetland Restoration Planning | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the ninth webinar, delivered in 4 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| P-Workshop: Managing Phosphorus in Conservation Cropping Systems | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, American Farmland Trust, and the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed Partnership for an informative… |
U of M, Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, American Farmland Trust |
| Silvopasture in Wisconsin: Goals, Challenges and Other Fodder for Thought | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Recorded webinar from the Agroforestry in Action webinar series. Diane Mayerfeld presents information on Silvopasture -- progress, challenges and… |
University of Missouri |
| Tech Talk: Windbreak Fundamentals | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Gary Wyatt (UMN Extension) provides an overview of Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS380) practice and the windbreak design elements: height… |
TTCP, U of M |
| Tech Talk: Pasture and Hay Planting - Species Selection | Livestock | Practice Specific | Webinar |
During this session Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Specialist, covers:
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TTCP |
| Building Better Native Seed Mixes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 59:45) Webinar 7 of 7 from U of M's Ecological Restoration Training Center; Learn how to make the State of Minnesota’s new… |
University of Minnesota |
| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 3: Using Spatial Layers for Sensitive Features | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 8, 2020. Laurie Svien reviews the sensitive features spatial layers, Agronomy Tech Note 32, and other resources used to… |
TTCP |
| Evaluating Air Quality Resource Concerns | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
During this webinar, air quality resource concerns and resource concern components will be highlighted. The NRCS air quality resource concerns can… |
NRCS |
| Soil Health Management Systems: Using NRCS Practice Standards | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Participate in this webinar to learn about the four soil health planning principles and associated practices that help comprise a Soil Health… |
USDA NRCS |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Semi Dwarf Corn and SCN Breeding Efforts | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | 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 |
| Tech Talk: Seed Calculator Revisions | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Webinar |
The new version of the seeding spreadsheet has the ability to do seeding checkouts based on seed tags listing a Pure Live Seed (PLS) applied… |
TTCP |
| Overview of Soil Fertility, Plant Nutrition, and Nutrition Management | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:17:31) Information is presented on the seventeen chemical elements essential for plant growth, how plants need various amounts of… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Resource Concerns and Planning Criteria | Core Competency (Matrix) | Webinar |
This is a recorded webinar that covers the 2020 resource concerns and planning criteria. |
TTCP |
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| Tech Talk Replay: Filter Strip - Part 1 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS Water Quality Specialist St. Paul reviews CPS 393 Filter Strip Practice Standard details, practice design, and Filter… |
TTCP |
| The Role of Plant Genetics in Soil Health: Selecting Crop Cultivars for Organic Production | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Organic farmers need crop cultivars that perform well in organic production systems, and several farmer-participatory plant breeding networks are… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Conserving Pollinators While Addressing Other Resource Concerns | Pollinators | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 01:30) This webinar discusses planning and implementing conservation measures to address multiple resource concerns, including… |
Xerces Society/NRCS |
| Tech Talk Replay: HEC-HMS | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydrology | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 15, 2020. Amanda Deans demonstrates the use of HEC-HMS. Amanda models a simple drainage area and compare the discharge… |
TTCP |
| Forest Trails and Landings | Forestry | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, Craig Peterson, NE Area Engineer and John Crellin, NE Area Resource Conservationist discuss planning and… |
TTCP |
| Best Management Practices for Drill- Interseeding Cover Crops into Corn | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Participants will learn how management practices and environmental conditions impact the performance of cover crops that are drill-interseeded… |
USDA/NRCS |
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| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Biologicals in Corn and Soybean | 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 |
| Nitrogen | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:22:59) Information is presented on basic nitrogen processes in the soil-plant system; rate determination and economic response;… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Matching Appropriate Seed to Conservation Practices | Vegetation | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Webinar |
(Time: 1:00) Learn about ecotypes and ecological restoration planning tools for greater long term conservation planting success. |
NRCS |
| Topic 1, Module 1: The five factors of Soil Formation and Horizonation vs. Simple Processes | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
This module will cover both the five factors of formation and horizonation vs. simple processes. The module presentation will begin with a review… |
NAWM |
| Tech Talk Replay: Filter Strip - Part 2 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Lawrence Svien, BWSR Training Conservationist, reviews use of the NRCS GIS Watershed Tools in the design of CPS 393 Filter Strips. In… |
TTCP |
| Selecting Your Next Tree: Where Should It Come From | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Webinar |
Planting seedlings is an essential part of any reforestation plan but where should your seedlings come from? Concerns about survival, growth and… |
SFEC |
| Introduction to Agroforestry Systems | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Webinar |
Participants will learn about the five recognized agroforestry practices: Windbreaks, Alleycropping, Silvopasture, Forest Farming and Riparian. (… |
USFS |
| Restoring Native Plant Communities: Soil and Hydrology Suited Planning Tools | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 1:07) This webinar explains how native plant community restoration can be guided by existing natural inventories. |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk Replay: Evaluating Seed Mixes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 22, 2020. Karin Jokela reviews pollinator habitat requirements and considerations, and goes on to evaluate several… |
TTCP |
| Can We Quantify Soil Biological Activity Without a Lab? | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series. Join Dr. Amy Schmidt and Karla Melgar from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln to learn how to… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| NRCS and Streambank Soil Bio-engineering | Practice Specific | Webinar |
The subject presentation will provide an overview of the use of stream bank soil bio-engineering practice used as part of NRCS conservation work.… |
USDA/NRCS |