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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| Tech Talk: Native Plant ID | Webinar |
Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Partner Biologist, and Jeff Kalin, NRCS State Wildlife Biologist, cover native plant identification for the most… |
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| Tech Talk: Native Plant Communities | Webinar |
Megan Benage and Becky Marty from the DNR present on Native Plant Communities. This workshop session covers a tour of the Native Plant… |
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| Tech Talk: MN Seed Law | 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… |
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| Tech Talk: Minnesota Wheat's On Farm Research Network | Webinar |
Melissa Carlson, lead researcher and coordinator of Minnesota Wheat's On Farm Research Network, provides an overview of how they work with growers… |
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| Tech Talk: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) 10 Year Update Overview | Webinar |
Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, originally published in 2014, was recently updated and republished. During this session Matt Drewitz and… |
TTCP | Conservation Planning |
| Tech Talk: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) 10 Year Update Overview | Webinar |
Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, originally published in 2014, was recently updated and republished. During this session Matt Drewitz and… |
TTCP | Stormwater |
| Tech Talk: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) 10 Year Update Overview | Webinar |
Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, originally published in 2014, was recently updated and republished. During this session Matt Drewitz and… |
TTCP | Water Quality |
| Tech Talk: Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas | Webinar |
Are you looking for a user friendly tool for visualizing and analyzing spatial data and information? If so, join Will Bartsch and Cindy Hagley,… |
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| Tech Talk: Maximum Return To Nitrogen | Webinar |
Minnesota - along with Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio - uses the Maximum Return to Nitrogen (MRTN) approach to corn N rate… |
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| Tech Talk: Livestock Watering System Planning |
Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, covers the planning considerations for livestock watering systems. Topics covered include identifying… |
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| Tech Talk: Livestock Watering System Design | Webinar |
Lea Holter, NRCS Assistant State Conservation Engineer, will provide an introduction to the new pipeline design worksheet. We will demonstrate how… |
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| Tech Talk: Livestock Shelter Structure | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from May 11, 2020. Lance Smith, Jeff Duchene, and Mike Krcmarik review the new Livestock Shelter Structure (PS576) information.… |
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| Tech Talk: Livestock Pipeline Design | Webinar |
Join Amanda Deans, TTCP Engineer, as she runs through a real life pipeline design using the MN NRCS Livestock Pipeline spreadsheet. |
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| Tech Talk: Livestock Forage Balance Worksheet | Webinar |
In this Tech Talk Jeff Duchene, NRCS State Grazing Specialist, provides an overview of the Livestock Forage Balance Sheet available in Section IV… |
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| Tech Talk: Livestock 101 | Webinar |
This Tech Talk provides basic information for several species of livestock that may be raised on pasture, including the following topics. … |
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| Tech Talk: Irrigation Management Assistant (IMA) Tool | Webinar |
Join Vasudha Sharma, U of M, as she demonstrates the Irrigation Management Assistant (IMA) Tool. She will discuss how to access the… |
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| Tech Talk: Introduction to Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
During this session Dean Thomas, Fillmore SWCD, discusses the basic grazing management principles, benefits of prescribed grazing, and… |
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| Tech Talk: Intro to Urban Soil Health for Conservation Planning and Management | Webinar |
In this webinar, Josh Beniston, NRCS Regional Soil Health Specialist covering urban areas, presents an overview of soil health in the context of… |
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| Tech Talk: Intro to Hydraulics | Webinar |
TTCP Training Engineers Pat Schultz and Amanda Deans dive into all things hydraulics. They provide an introduction into channel flow, orifice flow… |
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| Tech Talk: ICPS 827 Strategic Harvested Forage Management | Webinar |
Strategic Harvested Forage Management is a new interim conservation practice and consists of developing a planned winter feeding strategy that… |
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| Tech Talk: HydroCAD | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 29, 2020. Amanda Deans demonstrates a simple HydroCAD model. She used the same simple drainage area from the ‘… |
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| Tech Talk: HY-8 | Webinar |
Elizabeth Oolman, NRCS H&H Engineer, discuss everything culverts. This session covers culvert basics, how to design a culvert using a… |
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| Tech Talk: HEC-HMS - Modeling a Grade Stabilization Structure | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from March 1, 2021, A demonstration on how to use HEC-HMS to model a Grade Stabilization Structure. |
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| Tech Talk: HEC-HMS | 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… |
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| Tech Talk: Groundwater Resource Concerns | Webinar |
Tim Weisbrod, NRCS Geologist for MN and WI, discusses why the four Nutrient Management (590) Groundwater Resource Concerns need to be inventoried… |
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| Tech Talk: Grazing with Virtual Fence | Webinar |
Dr. Miranda Meehan provides an overview on virtual fence and considerations when integrating it into a grazing system based on her team’s… |
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| Tech Talk: Grazing Facilitating Practices - Part 2 | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 20, 2020. Jeff Duchene, Nichole Sternquist, Craig Peterson, and Amanda Deans review the use, planning, and design of… |
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| Tech Talk: Grazing Facilitating Practices - Part 1 | 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… |
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| Tech Talk: Grazing Contingency Planning | Webinar |
Jeff Duchene, State Grazing Lands Specialist (NRCS), and Jace Stallman, Rangeland Management Specialist (NRCS), discusses managing pastures… |
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| Tech Talk: Grassed Waterway Spreadsheet | Webinar |
The MN NRCS’s grassed waterway design spreadsheet uses the same methodology as the EFT waterway program and is an acceptable design tool. In this… |
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| Tech Talk: Forestry Resource Concerns | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from May 4, 2020. Celie Borndal, NRCS State Forester, reviews common forestry resource concerns and planning criteria. |
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| Tech Talk: Forest In Field Soil Health Assessment Tool | Webinar |
The Forestland In Field Soil Health Assessment (FIFSHA) was developed to assist conservation planners with evaluating the health of private… |
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| Tech Talk: Forage Harvest Management (CPS 511) | Webinar |
In this Tech Talk Jeff Duchene (NRCS Grazing Specialist, NW Area) and Morgan Kauth (NRCS Grazing Specialist, SW Area) discuss an overview of… |
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| Tech Talk: Filter Strip - Part 2 | Webinar |
Lawrence Svien, BWSR Training Conservationist, reviews use of the NRCS GIS Watershed Tools in the design of CPS 393 Filter Strips. In… |
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| Tech Talk: Filter Strip - Part 1 | Webinar |
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS Water Quality Specialist St. Paul reviews CPS 393 Filter Strip Practice Standard details, practice design, and Filter… |
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| Tech Talk: Fertilizer Recommendations | Webinar |
What goes into creating a fertilizer recommendation? Dr. Daniel Kaiser discusses the approach the University of Minnesota takes in creating… |
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| Tech Talk: Fertilization in a Soil Health System | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 24 at 1:00. Dr. Daniel Kaiser (UMN Extension) and Dorian Gatchel discuss fertilizer considerations in soil health… |
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| Tech Talk: Farm Economics - Overview | Webinar |
This session provides and overview of whole farm economics with Keith Olander (AgCentric). Historical context, challenges on the farm, the… |
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| Tech Talk: Farm Economics - Livestock | Webinar |
Nathan Converse of Central Lakes College and Mike Boersma of MN West Community and Technical College discuss livestock economics including… |
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| Tech Talk: Farm Economics - Crops | Webinar |
Josh Tjosaas and Jeremy Daberkow (AgCentric) break down various crop enterprises, input costs, break evens, and the 2026 planning on cost of… |
TTCP | Ag & Agronomy |
| Tech Talk: Evaluating Seed Mixes | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 22, 2020. Karin Jokela reviews pollinator habitat requirements and considerations, and goes on to evaluate several… |
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| Tech Talk: Evaluating Herbicide Plans in a Soil Health System | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 10, 2020. Liz Stahl, UMN Extension, reviews the latest research and information regarding the impacts of weed… |
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| Tech Talk: Estimating Forage Production | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 24 at 9:00 am. During this presentation Lance Smith, NRCS Rangeland Specialists, walks through the steps of… |
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| Tech Talk: Equipment Modifications for Cover Crops | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 24 at 9:00 am. NRCS State Soil Health Specialist Kristin Brennan hosts a farmer panel including Brady… |
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| 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… |
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| Tech Talk: Engineering Field Tools (EFT) | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from April 20, 2020. Aaron Peter demonstrates the use of the Engineering Field Tools (EFT) in waterway design. |
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| Tech Talk: Engineering Design Resources | Webinar |
When working through engineering projects, there are a number of resources available to reference and guide you. But how do you know which… |
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| Tech Talk: Endangered Species Act Pesticide Labels: how and where do conservation professionals fit in? | Webinar |
Neal Kittelson (MDA) presents on the EPA's updated pesticide labels that include new Endangered Species Act protections. Conservation… |
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| Tech Talk: Economics of Soil Loss | 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… |
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| Tech Talk: Earthfill Compaction | Webinar |
This is the third part of the Construction Inspection series. To be a designer and inspector on structural practices involving earthfill, you need… |