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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| 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 |
| High Tunnel System | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time: 10 mins, 39 secs) This video is about a high tunnel that was built in St. Paul Minnesota by Urban Roots during the summer of 2018 with… |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Herbicide Trait Technology: What to Use When, Where and How | Practice Specific | Video |
Where does it make most sense to use certain herbicide tolerance traits? What are some of the things you should consider when using them? Learn… |
UMN Extension |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Renovation: Experiences in the Field | Practice Specific | Video |
Video describes need for windbreak renovation, equipment and various techniques that can be used. |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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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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| A Back to Basics Approach for Nutrient Management | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Fertilizer can separate the most profitable producers from the rest of the pack. While fertilizer is a critical component for high yields,… |
UMN Extension |
| Nutrient Management Module 14a: Delineating the Livestock Operation | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This self paced module covers the policy and considerations for delineating a livestock operation for purposes of writing a nutrient management… |
TTCP |
| Windbreak Renovation: North Dakota experience | Practice Specific | Video |
Wells County (ND) SWCD Manager, Anne Ehni describes their experience with windbreak renovation. |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| 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 |
| Shelterbelt Renovation: Manitoba experience | Practice Specific | Video |
Richard Warkentin of the Stanley Soil Management Association in Manitoba presents on their experience with shelterbelt renovations. |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| Side Dressing Cover Crops into Corn with Rob Olson and Daughters | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time: 13 mins, 34 secs) Producer Rob Olson and daughters Nicole and Kari demonstrate inter-seeding cover crops into corn on their farm in… |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 9: Waste Storage Design Related Inventory | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 6, 2020. Patrick Schultz discusses the planning criteria, site information, and details needing to be inventoried for… |
TTCP |
| Cover Crops: Matching your management strategies and goals | Practice Specific | Video |
There are a number of important considerations when deciding which cover crops fit best with your operation. In this webinar, we discuss U of MN… |
UMN Extension |
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| Tech Talk: Brush Management (CPS314) In Pastures | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, reviews the Brush Management (PS314) practice standard, implementation requirements, and statement of… |
TTCP |
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| Engineering Boot Camp: Animal Waste Practices | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Mike Krcmarik, NRCS Ag Engineer, provides an overview of several ag waste related practices and example scenarios to help decide in practice… |
NRCS |
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| Water Management During Drought | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Drought is continuing to intensify across portions of the Midwest this year, and over the past several years severe drought has plagued much of… |
North Central Region Water Network |
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| Pollinator Friendly Multi-functional Windbreak Design | Practice Specific | Video |
Mark Wonneck, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada discusses the habitat requirements for pollinator species and how they can be considered and… |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| Hot Topics in Weed Management: Putting the pieces together | Practice Specific | Video |
With the multitude of crop herbicide resistant trait packages available, chemical weed control has become more complicated, especially as… |
UMN Extension |
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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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| 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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| 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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| Multifunctional Shelterbelts: Considerations and Designs for Ecobuffers and Ecologically-based Farming | Practice Specific | Video |
Mark Wonneck and Gary Bank of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada discuss the benefits, functions and design considerations for woody… |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| 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 |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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| 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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| 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 |
| 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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| 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 Replay: Wildlife Habitat Planting (CPS 420) | Wildlife | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Jeff Kalin, NRCS Wildlife Biologist, and Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Pollinator Planner and Partner Biologist, for an overview the new Wildlife… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Connecting High Tunnels to Soil Health | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS, and Julie Grossman, UMN provide an overview of the High Tunnel practice standard (CPS 325), review different types of… |
TTCP, UMN |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 2 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
30 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for field… |
NRCS & BWSR |
| Groundwater Protection Rule and How it Affects Farming and N Management | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | 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 |
| Tech Talk: Well Decommissioning | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
In this session Patrick Schultz, TTCP Engineer, provides an overview of topics related to the CPS 351 Well Decommissioning. There is also a… |
TTCP |
| Using the EFT Waterway Sizing Wizard | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
This video is a re-recording of an Engineering Field Tool's (EFT) Waterway Wizard webinar originally presented March 2017 by NRCS Area 6 Engineer… |
BWSR |
| Nutrient Management Module 5b: Nitrogen Loss Risk Assessment | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, demonstrates the process to complete the Field Nitrogen Loss Risk Assessment worksheet. |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Riparian Herbaceous Cover or Riparian Forest Buffer? | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS State Water Quality Specialist, reviews the Riparian Herbaceous Cover (CPS 390) and Riparian Forest Buffer (CPS 391). This… |
TTCP |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 3 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
13 mins, 57 secs |
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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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| Engineering Field Tools (EFT): Overview and Basic Tasks | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
Time: 59:00; At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will know the general capabilities of the Engineering Field Tools software, with… |
NRCS |
| Nutrient Management Module 11: Manure Sampling, Testing and Crediting | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Jeff King, NRCS Water Quality Specialist, describes the requirements for manure sampling and testing and how to calculate manure nutrient credits… |
TTCP |
| Rules and Tools About Manure | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | 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 |
| Nutrient Management Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Nutrient Management plans (… |
TTCP |
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| Top 3 Tips for Cover Crop Termination | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Meaghan Anderson, Field Agronomist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, shares the top 3 considerations for terminating cover crops… |
UME |