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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| 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… |
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| Corn Pest Management | Reference Material |
This website provides information on insects, diseases and nematodes affecting corn. |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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,… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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).… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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).… |
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| 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 (… |
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| 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).… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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. |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| Economics and Environmental Issues | Webinar |
(Time: 00:24:31) Information is presented on nitrogen management considerations for high profitability and low environmental risks,… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| EFH2 Software | Reference Material |
Website to download NRCS Technical Tools. The EFH-2 software implements the procedures described in the NEH 650 - Engineering… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |