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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| Virtual 4R Field Day | Webinar |
Farmers, agronomists and all interested in nutrient management and innovative conservation are invited to join the online 4R Technology Review… |
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| VegScape | Reference Material |
Layer developed by USDA NASS in cooperation with NASA. Map showing crop condition monitoring system. Integrates soil moisture, temperature,… |
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| Vegetative Growth Stages of Soybeans (soybeans 2/3) | Video |
(Time: 16:39) This video focuses on the early season growth and development of soybeans |
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| Using WIN-PST for Conservation Planning | Online Course |
This course introduces you to the Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST). You will learn what the tool is and how to run it. You will also… |
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| Using the EFT Waterway Sizing Wizard | 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… |
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| Using Soil Taxonomy to Identify Hydric Soils | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation with 59 slides describing the hierarchical nature of soil classification and how a particular soil’s… |
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| Using Soil Data from the USDA Geospatial Data Gateway in ArcGIS | Video |
(Time: 14:55) This video will explain how to download soil survey spatial and tabular data from the Geospatial Data Gateway and how to use… |
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| Using Planning Criteria in Conservation Planning | Online Course |
This course introduces you to NRCS planning criteria and their role in each phase of the Nine Steps of Conservation Planning. You will learn about… |
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| Using Legumes to Supply Crop Nitrogen While Also Reaping Benefits for Soil Health | Webinar |
Join to learn how to reduce nitrogen need by incorporating legumes into your rotation. Using leguminous cover crops provides multiple below ground… |
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| Using Basic Soil Survey Information in Conservation Planning | Online Course |
The goal of this course is to introduce you to several common soil properties and interpretations, the basics of map unit composition, and Web… |
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| Use of NRCS Conservation Practice Standards and Specifications | Webinar |
(Time: 1:14) Participants will learn to use NRCS conservation practice standards to support the NRCS conservation planning process. |
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| USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center | Webinar |
This is the display of all the online videos produced by the National Soil Survey Center. There are over 100 videos available, most of which will… |
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| Urban Agriculture 101 - Part 2: Supporting Urban and Innovative Agriculture through Production, Conservation and Risk Management | Webinar |
FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance, conservation programs, farm safety… |
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| Unlock the Secrets in the Soil | Video |
A series of 41 videos, mostly under five minutes each that discuss various soil health topics and applications of soil health principles. … |
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| University of Minnesota Extension: Beef Extension | Reference Material |
This site provides access to publications and other resources related to beef production in Minnesota including cow/calf management, feedlot… |
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| Understanding Soil Quality Impacts on Soil Functions and Other Resource Concerns | Webinar |
(Time: 1:18) Participants learn about nutrient management and healthy soils, and the resulting effects on water quality through a study… |
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| Tree Identification | Reference Material |
University of Minnesota resources for the identification of trees: Tree Identification Cards that can be downloaded and printed, Beginners… |
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| Training Module 5: Determining Contributing and Applied Acres for the BWSR Estimator Sheet and Rill Erosion Spreadsheet | Video | |||
| Training Module 4: Best Practices for using the BWSR Stream and Ditch Bank Erosion Estimator | Video | |||
| Training Module 3: Best Practices for using the BWSR Gully Estimator | Video | |||
| Training Module 2: What Practices does the BWSR Estimator address? | Reference Material | |||
| Training Module 1: BWSR Estimator 101 | Reference Material | |||
| Topic 4, Module 12: Using Field Indicators to Assess Long-term Hydrology | Webinar |
The module focuses on potential uses of Field Indicators of Hydric Soils to assess hydrologic characteristics of individual wetlands. This module… |
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| Topic 4, Module 11: Using Soils for Mitigation, Voluntary Restoration and Creation | Webinar |
The module focuses on how wetland professionals can use soil science principles in onsite decision making for work in the areas of wetland… |
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| Topic 4, Module 10: Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States | Webinar |
The module focuses on using the NTCHS Indicators of Hydric Soils (Version 7.0) for onsite decision making about soils in the field. This module… |
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| Topic 3, Module 9: HGM and Hydric Soils | Webinar |
The module focuses on the Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) system and hydric soils. The classification of wetlands in the HGM system is based on landscape… |
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| Topic 3, Module 8: Problematic Landscapes and Parent Materials | Webinar |
The module focuses on problematic landscapes and parent materials. Most hydric soils exhibit certain common morphological characteristics that… |
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| Topic 3, Module 7: Landscapes and Hydric Soil | Webinar |
The module focuses on typical hydric soil morphologies associated with major wetland types-tidal marshes, peat bogs, perennially-inundated swamps… |
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| Topic 2, Module 6: The Hydric Soil Technical Standard | Webinar |
The module focuses on the Hydric Soil Technical Standard. The Hydric Soil Technical Standard (HSTS) provides a quantitative method of determining… |
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| Topic 2, Module 5: Hydric Soil Functions | Webinar |
The module focuses on wetland functions attributed directly to hydric soils. Functions are the biological, chemical, and physical processes that… |
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| Topic 2, Module 4: Redox Reactions and Redoximorphic Features | Webinar |
This module begins with a review of redox reactions and redoximorphic features. Reduction and concurrent oxidation (redox) are the dominant… |
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| Topic 1, Module 3: Describing Soil Color for Hydric Soils Determinations | 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… |
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| Topic 1, Module 2: Soil Texture and Structure | Webinar |
This module focuses on two physical soil properties - texture and structure. Soil texture describes the relative proportions of sand, silt, and… |
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| Topic 1, Module 1: The five factors of Soil Formation and Horizonation vs. Simple Processes | Webinar |
This module will cover both the five factors of formation and horizonation vs. simple processes. The module presentation will begin with a review… |
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| Top 3 Tips for Cover Crop Termination | Webinar |
Meaghan Anderson, Field Agronomist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, shares the top 3 considerations for terminating cover crops… |
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| Tillage Implements | Online Course |
This course will review tillage calculation tools, primary tillage implements, and secondary tillage implements used in a corn/soybean setting.… |
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| Tile Drainage in Minnesota and Wisconsin: What We Know From Edge-of-Field Monitoring and Practical Management Implications for Farmers | 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… |
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| The Top 10 Impacts of Cover Crops on Soil Health | Video |
This Digital Café features Dr. Rob Myers, Director of the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture and also Regional Director of… |
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| The Soil is Alive on Highway 75 | Video |
Watch and learn about Soil Health through discussions, simulations and demonstrations with Ray Archuleta, a Certified Professional Soil Scientist… |
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| The Social Science of Conservation (Phase I, Webinar #2) | Webinar |
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate… |
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| The Role of Plant Genetics in Soil Health: Selecting Crop Cultivars for Organic Production | Webinar |
Organic farmers need crop cultivars that perform well in organic production systems, and several farmer-participatory plant breeding networks are… |
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| The Relevance of Soil Biology in Assessing Fertility and Soil Health | Webinar |
(Time:1:22:00) Participants will learn how soil biology directly and indirectly influence crop growth and nutrient cycling, along with… |
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| The Nobel Conference 2018 - Living Soil: A Universe Underfoot | Video |
Scoop up some soil in your hands and consider there are more organisms in that handful of soil than humans who have ever lived. Soil is a living… |
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| The Forest for the Bees | Webinar |
Bees are incredibly diverse and provide important ecological services such as pollination. However, baseline information such as faunistic surveys… |
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| Ten Things to Know About Planting Wet Areas | Webinar |
(Time: 59:27) Webinar 6 of 7 from U of M Ecological Restoration Training Center Wet areas such as wetlands, shorelines, and stormwater… |
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| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: staff/user training | Webinar |
User Training (NRCS/SWCD/TSA staff): All NRCS, TSA, and SWCD staff with an existing eLINK account can create and… |
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| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: manager training | Webinar |
Manager Training: All eLINK users with a “Manager” role within an NRCS, SWCD, TSA can view and edit training needs and… |
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| Tech Talk: Winter Camelina | Webinar |
Winter camelina is a winter hardy brassica that can add diversity to a traditional corn and soybean rotation and has potential as a cash crop.… |
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| Tech Talk: Windbreak Planning Considerations | Webinar |
This session includes an overview of the Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS 380) practice standard and some of the additional planning… |
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| Tech Talk: Windbreak Fundamentals | Webinar |
Gary Wyatt (UMN Extension) provides an overview of Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS380) practice and the windbreak design elements: height… |