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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| Engineering Field Tools (EFT): Overview and Basic Tasks | Video |
Time: 59:00; At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will know the general capabilities of the Engineering Field Tools software, with… |
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| Enhancing Mast (food) Production for Woodland Wildlife | Webinar |
Fruit from trees and shrubs (aka mast) is a significant source of food for many wildlife species. This webinar will explore a variety of mast… |
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| Environmental Evaluation Series No. 1: Primer on NRCS Environmental Compliance | Webinar |
First in the series on environmental evaluations, the primary topics of this webinar include: legal foundations, scoping of relevant resource… |
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| Environmental Evaluation Series No. 2: Documenting the Environmental Evaluation on the NRCS CPA-52 Environmental Evaluation Worksheet | Webinar |
Second in the series on environmental evaluations, this webinar will assist NRCS conservation planners, partners, and technical service providers… |
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| ESRI Virtual Campus | Online Course |
In 2016, ESRI revamped their online learning program. Rather than employees requesting access codes, they are now able to directly order courses… |
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| Establishing Pollinator Habitat on Organic Farms | Video |
This webinar discusses how to establish effective pollinator habitats on farmland, especially when enhancing organic operations. The webinar goes… |
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| Establishment of Wildflower Habitat for Pollinators, Beneficial Insects, and Wildlife | Webinar |
(Time: 2:00) This webinar provides instruction regarding the creation or restoration of quality pollinator habitat. |
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| Evaluating Air Quality Resource Concerns | Webinar |
During this webinar, air quality resource concerns and resource concern components will be highlighted. The NRCS air quality resource concerns can… |
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| Evolution of Bale Grazing | Video |
Farmer panel discussion on bale grazing. |
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| Exploring the Boundaries of Virtual Fence Webinar 1: Virtual Fence 101 & Vendor Comparison | Webinar |
Join us to learn about the basics of virtual fence (VF) technology, including an overview of the components, potential applications, and compare… |
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| Exploring the Boundaries of Virtual Fence Webinar 2: Virtual Fence Applications | Reference Material |
Join us to learn about three real-world examples of how virtual fence (VF) has been used for rangeland and livestock management. We hope this… |
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| Fall and Pollinators | Webinar |
Minnesota's Environmental Quality Board hosted this webinar that highlights how fall is a vital season for pollinators, explaining their… |
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| Farming Implements in Action: Impacts on the Soil, Erosion Potential of Tillage Systems, and Economics | Webinar |
This webinar goes into the details of the five soil disturbing processes modeled in RUSLE2 (inversion, mixing, mixing with some inversion, lifting… |
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| Farming with Soil Life | Video |
This presentation is part of our Farming with Soil Life online short course and covers some of the main groups of soil invertebrates, how to… |
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| Feed and Forage Management Follow Up Webinar | Webinar |
This webinar complements the in field training from May 28, 2026. In person, we visited a Dairy near St. Peter and an alfalfa production operation… |
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| Feed Management | Webinar |
This one day workshop, hosted by the National Animal Nutrition Program (NANP) and the USDA’s NRCS, will provide participants with a general… |
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| Field Indicators of Hydric Soil | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation developed with the Wetland Science Institute, containing 65 slides covering the general concepts used for… |
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| Fields to Streams: Managing Water in a Rural Landscape – Part Two | Reference Material |
This document is designed to assist rural landowners, land managers, and conservation professionals in protecting rural streams. The emphasis is… |
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| Fields to Streams: Managing Water in a Rural Landscape - Part One | Reference Material |
This document is designed to assist rural landowners, land managers, and conservation professionals in protecting rural streams. The emphasis is… |
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| Filter Strip (CPS 393) | Webinar |
Filter strips are an area of herbaceous vegetation that are designed to reduce sediment, suspended solids, nutrients, dissolved contaminants and… |
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| Forage Pest Management | Reference Material |
This website provides information on alfalfa diseases and insects. |
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| Forages | Reference Material |
This website provides information on variety selection, growing, harvest and storage, planting and pest management for forages in Minnesota. |
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| Forced Aeration with Preprocessing Mortality Composting Systems Under Practice Standard 316 | Webinar |
This webinar will discuss the fundamentals of composting and how preprocessing of carcasses combined with forced aeration of the piles optimizes… |
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| Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series | Webinar |
This webinar series was developed by the Forest Ecology Working Group to increase the understanding and integration of forest ecology, applied… |
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| Forest Management Guidelines | Reference Material |
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| Forest Management Guidelines Training | Online Course |
This is an updated version of the training that utilizes YouTube videos and a quiz based format. You will need a copy of the Minnesota’s Forest… |
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| Forest Pests and Disease | Reference Material |
This Minnesota DNR website has links to forest pests and disease descriptions, identification and management options. |
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| Forest Pests and Diseases | Reference Material |
This University of Minnesota website has links to forest pests and disease descriptions, identification and management options. |
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| Forest Trails and Landings | Webinar |
Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, Craig Peterson, NE Area Engineer and John Crellin, NE Area Resource Conservationist discuss planning and… |
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| Forestry CPAs, DIAs, and CEMAs | Webinar |
Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, gives an overview of the criteria for Forestry CPA 106, DIA 165, and CEMA 223 activity plans. She reviews a… |
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| Forestry Equipment | Video |
Duane Fogard, American Bird Conservancy Forester, from the Duluth Field Office, will lead us in a review of commonly used forest… |
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| Forests for the Birds: Conserving America's Forest Birds Webinar Series | Webinar |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Forest Ecology Working Group, National Conservation Training Center, and Migratory Bird Program developed a… |
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| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #1 of 5 - Habitat Selection by Forest-Associated Species: Abiotic Factors | Webinar |
Lecture series overview and introduction to habitat, habitat selection, and abiotic elements influencing forests and habitat for selected species… |
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| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #2 of 5 in series - Saving all the Pieces: Forest Structure and Composition | Webinar |
Introduction of biotic factors affecting forests and forest composition and structure as habitat elements. |
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| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #3 of 5 in series - Forest Disturbance and Stand Dynamics | Webinar |
Forest development stages, successional pathways and characterization of forest disturbances, both background and human-caused, based on size,… |
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| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #4 of 5 in series - Silviculture as a Forest Disturbance | Webinar |
Introduction to even- and uneven-aged silvicultural systems and management practices used to regenerate and tend forests to provide desired… |
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| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #5 of 5 in series - Dead Wood and Riparian Areas | Webinar |
Additional forest management considerations for specific habitat components critical to certain wildlife species including riparian areas, dead… |
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| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management Lecture Series | Webinar |
This 5-part focused lecture series introduces the fundamental principles of forest habitat management. The series is taught by Brenda McComb,… |
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| GIS Training Videos | Video |
Mitch Brinks, TSA 1 GIS specialist has a Youtube channel with multiple training videos specific to soil and water conservation work. |
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| GNSS Training by Frontier Precision | Webinar |
Area Technical Training Team 7 hosted a GNSS training with instructor Dylan Jones of Frontier Precision. The recording of this training is… |
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| GPS 101: Introduction to GPS | Video |
(Time: 24:30) This is an introductory presentation on the U.S. Global Positioning System. It is not training on specific… |
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| Grassed Waterway Training Series |
This is a collection of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of Grassed Waterways (CPS412… |
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| Grazing Systems Planning Guide | Reference Material |
(Time: will vary) This guide discusses the components of a grazing system by taking you through the grazing management planning process… |
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| Grazing Technology | Video |
Rangeland Trust webinar about grazing technology on public and private rangelands in California. The discussion included an explanation of the… |
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| Groundwater Basics for Resource Managers | Online Course |
Groundwater Basics is an online course for independent learning. You will learn fundamentals of groundwater science and principles for… |
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| Groundwater Protection Rule and How it Affects Farming and N Management | 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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| Growing Hope: Practical Tools for our Changing Climate |
This is a replay of NCAT’s third annual national conference. This free virtual convening will feature renowned speakers and showcase farm stories… |
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| Harvesting Equipment | Online Course |
This short course looks at harvesting equipment you may see in corn and soybean producing areas. |
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| Herbaceous Vegetation Establishment |
This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and… |
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| Herbaceous Vegetation Practices | Online Course |
(Time: 32:00) This training is an introduction to NRCS practice standards that establish herbaceous vegetation to treat resource concerns.… |