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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Title Format Description Training Source Training Subject
Corn Hybrid Selection Video

What criteria should you used when selecting a corn hybrid? How do hybrid maturities affect your bottom line? What about hybrid selection and…

Corn Pest Management Reference Material

This website provides information on insects, diseases and nematodes affecting corn.

Corn yield in Wisconsin and the US (Corn, part 1/3) Video

(Time:13:41) Dr. Joe Lauer's presentation about "Corn Growth, Development, and Physiology". This part (1 of 3) focuses on an overview of corn…

Cover Crop Economics Decision Support Tool Webinar

As cover crops gain attention and focus, questions are moving from agronomics to economics. This presentation centers on a spreadsheet-based…

Cover Crop Profitability Video

How long does it take for cover crops to become profitable? Join us for next week's Digital Café where Dr. Rob Myers of University of Missouri…

Cover Crop Strategies Podcasts Podcast

Cover Crop Strategies offers a series of Podcasts related to Cover Crops and Soil Health.  Topics include Cover Crop Management Tips,…

Cover Cropping for Soil Health and Fertility in Organic Systems Webinar

Organic farmers rely on cover crops to provide soil fertility, crop nutrition, weed suppression, and mitigation of other pest problems in a…

Cover Crops: Matching your management strategies and goals 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…

Cover Crops: Why grow a crop you don't sell? Webinar

Cover crops are increasingly popular, but can they be profitable in the first year? And what's the true cost of cover crop adoption? In this…

CPS 327 Conservation Cover Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Conservation Cover (CPS 327).…

CPS 329 Residue and Tillage Management - No Till Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Residue and Tillage Management…

CPS 340 Cover Crop Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Cover Crop (CPS 340). Additional…

CPS 342 Critical Area Planting Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Critical Area Planting (CPS 342…

CPS 380 Windbreak-Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and certify Windbreak/Shelterbelt…

CPS 393 Filter Strip Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Filter Strip (CPS 393).…

CPS 512 Pasture and Hayland Planting Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Pasture and Hayland Planting (…

CPS 528 Grazing Management Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and certify Managed Grazing (CPS 528).…

CPS 590 Nutrient Management Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Nutrient Management plans (CPS…

CPS 595 Integrated Pest Management Implementation Requirements Demonstration Webinar

Adam Reed, Regional Agronomist with NRCS, demonstrates the use of the Integrated Pest Management Implementation Requirements worksheet.  The…

CPS 595 Pest Management Conservation System

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and certify Pest Management Conservation…

CPS 612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Tree and/or Shrub Establishment…

CPS 657 Wetland Restoration Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Wetland Restorations (CPS 657…

CPS 666 Forest Stand Improvement Training Series

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and certify Forest Stand Improvement (CPS…

Creating and Maintaining Biodiversity in Organic Perennial Systems Webinar

Organic producers of perennial crops are required to introduce biodiversity in lieu of a crop rotation. This webinar will cover examples of…

Crop Tree Management for Forest Stand Improvement Webinar

This webinar provides insight into how meeting the sunlight needs of individual crop trees can facilitate Forest Stand Improvement efforts. (Time…

Cropland In-Field Soil Health Assessment Training Webinar

This training is designed to provide an introduction to the Cropland In-Field Soil Health Assessment, a tool for inventorying soils and…

CropScape Reference Material

Layer developed by USDA NASS in cooperation with NASA.  Map showing crop history of areas going back to 1997.  Also evaluation of how…

Demonstration of WEPP in more detail Video

(Time: 1:00:27)  This session includes cover crops, kill crop, mulch/manure additions, weed growth, irrigation, etc.

Disturbance, Grazing and Economics Webinar

(Time: 1:48) Disturbance, Grazing and Economics (3/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and Minnesota Soil…

Easement Enhancement Program Webinar Webinar

This is a recording of the Easement Enhancement Program webinar training session from 2/18/2025. The webinar provided an overview of the program…

Ecological Restoration Training Online Course

The Ecological Restoration certificate is a 150 hour program of five required courses, offered twice per year.

The program provides early…

Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 1 Webinar

This is the first session of an eight-session webinar series.  Session one provides a review of the history and use, from range site…

Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 2 Webinar

This is the second session of an eight-session webinar series.  Session 2 provides a thorough review of the basic concepts of ecological…

Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 3 Webinar

This is the third session of an eight-session webinar series.  Session three focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and…

Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 4 Webinar

This is the fourth session of an eight-session webinar series.  Session four focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and…

Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 5 Webinar

This is the fifth session of an eight-session webinar series.  This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized…

Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 6 Webinar

This is the sixth session of an eight-session webinar series.  This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized…

Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 7 Webinar

This is the seventh session of an eight-session webinar series.   This session will focus on how agencies and NGOs can benefit from, and…

Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 8 Webinar

This is the final session of an eight-session webinar series.  This session will focus on how agencies and NGOs can benefit from, and…

Ecological Weed Management at the Johnson Farms Video

Charlie Johnson shares how he and his family control weeds on 1,600 acres of organic corn and soybeans in Madison S.D using ecological strategies…

Economic Awareness and Risk (Phase I, Webinar #3) Webinar

This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate…

Economics and Environmental Issues Webinar

(Time: 00:24:31) Information is presented on nitrogen management considerations for high profitability and low environmental risks,…

Economics of Crop Production Webinar

In this online training, Samuel Porter (Economist, NRCS MN) and Keith Olander (Executive Director, AgCentric) cover the costs and economic…

Economics of Soil Health Systems in Minnesota Webinar

The Soil Health Institute and Cargill conducted this project to provide farmers with the economics information they need when deciding whether to…

Edge-of-Field Water Quality and How It Can Help Us In A Changing Climate 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…

Effective Cover Cropping - Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risk Webinar

Bringing forward information and data from several years and data from assorted research locations, Dr. Gruver discusses both gains and hurdles in…

EFH2 Software Reference Material

Website to download NRCS Technical Tools.

The EFH-2 software implements the procedures described in the NEH 650 - Engineering…

EFT Preferences Video

This video shows how to import preferences, and the "why" behind most of the preferences (i.e. default values) used in EFT in MN.  It also…

Emulating Forest Disturbance with Silviculture Webinar

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a Forest Ecology and Management course focused on advancing knowledge and skills for USFWS…

Engineering Boot Camp: Animal Waste Practices Webinar

Mike Krcmarik, NRCS Ag Engineer, provides an overview of several ag waste related practices and example scenarios to help decide in practice…