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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| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 1: Intro to Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Module 1 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
NRCS |
| Soil Health Test for Monitoring Midwest Soils | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Eileen Kladivko from Purdue University presents “Soil Health Tests for Monitoring Midwest… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| Disturbance, Grazing and Economics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:48) Disturbance, Grazing and Economics (3/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and Minnesota Soil… |
NRCS |
| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 2: Soil Biology | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Module 2 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
NRCS |
| Soils as a Service Webinar Series: Know Your Biology | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Following Dr. White’s discussion, we’re joined by Drs. Rick and Liz Haney, along with Lance Gunderson, founder of Regen Ag Lab. Over the one-hour… |
MyLand Company |
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| Tech Talk Replay: Fertilization in a Soil Health System | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 24 at 1:00. Dr. Daniel Kaiser (UMN Extension) and Dorian Gatchel discuss fertilizer considerations in soil health… |
TTCP, MOSH, U of M |
| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 4: Resource Concerns | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Module 4 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
NRCS |
| Regenerative Agriculture and Organic: Intersections and Differences | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join us as we discuss the similarities and differences between regenerative and organic agriculture. This webinar will cover the basic principles… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
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| What is the Soil Food Web? (Soil Regen Summit 2021) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Dr. Elaine Ingham and her colleagues discovered the Soil Food Web nearly 4 decades ago. She has been pioneering research on soil health ever since… |
Soil Food Web School |
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| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Overview – The Science of N, the N Cycle, and Emissions | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
OMAFRA |
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| MN NRCS Soil Health Training Resources | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Reference Material |
(Time will vary) This is a set of 30+ soil health related training resources that is maintained by MN NRCS. |
NRCS |
| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 5: Ecological Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Module 5 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
NRCS |
| It's All About Carbon: Building a Thriving Soil Biological Community | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
A supplemental video for the 2021 Soil Health and Sustainability. Dennis Chessman of NRCS gives a presentation on Soil Carbon at the 2018 National… |
NRCS |
| Climate Change and Adaptive Management for Agriculture | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
A supplemental video for the 2021 Soil Health and Sustainability. Discussion of the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the adaptive… |
NRCS |
| Soil Life in Organic Farming: The Role of Soil Organisms in Soil Health and Resource Conservation | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Join us for this webinar during which soil life in organic agriculture and the role of soil organisms, such as macro-and micro-fauna, including… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
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| Integrated Erosion Tool | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
A series of videos providing an introduction to the Integrated Erosion Tool (IET) from the… |
NRCS |
| Soil Erosion: Conservation Practices for Soil Erosion Control | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Online Course |
This course covers the structural, vegetative, and management conservation practices used to reduce all five types of soil erosion. |
TTCP |
| WEPP Science Introduction and PowerPoint presentation | Erosion Control | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 23:28) Water Erosion Prediction Project |
NRCS |
| WEPP Demonstration and Use | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 54:35) |
NRCS |
| IET2 Demonstration | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 31:13) |
NRCS |
| WEPP - Overview of Session 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 16:37) |
NRCS |
| Demonstration of WEPP in more detail | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 1:00:27) This session includes cover crops, kill crop, mulch/manure additions, weed growth, irrigation, etc. |
NRCS |
| Farming Implements in Action: Impacts on the Soil, Erosion Potential of Tillage Systems, and Economics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Webinar |
This webinar goes into the details of the five soil disturbing processes modeled in RUSLE2 (inversion, mixing, mixing with some inversion, lifting… |
NRCS |
| Soil Erosion: RUSLE2 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Online Course |
This course provides an overview of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), and instructions on how to use the RUSLE2 model to estimate… |
TTCP |
| Soil Erosion: WEPS | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Online Course |
This course provides and overview of the Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS), and instructions on how to use the WEPS model to estimate wind… |
TTCP |
| Soil Erosion 101 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Online Course |
This training module focuses on the types of erosion and the resource concerns associated with erosion. It orients participants to the types and… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk Reply: PTMApp | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | PTMApp | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from April 27, 2020. Matt Drewitz reviews the use and features of the Prioritize Target Measure Application (PTMApp). |
TTCP |
| PTMApp Learning Center | PTMApp |
The purpose of the PTMApp Learning Center is to provide training and education materials through videos and recorded webinars that users can… |
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| Prescribed Grazing Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Prescribed Grazing (CPS528).… |
TTCP |
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| WASCOB Field Training Webinar | Practice Layout | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This session covers how to prepare for and complete the I&E step, and some basics of construction inspection. There's also a quick… |
TTCP |
| Cover Cropping for Soil Health and Fertility in Organic Systems | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Organic farmers rely on cover crops to provide soil fertility, crop nutrition, weed suppression, and mitigation of other pest problems in a… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Tech Talk: Roof Runoff Structure (Gutters) | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will go through some basic planning and design elements of using roof gutters as a conservation practice… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Site Preparation (CPS 490) | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This Tech Talk is about tree/shrub site preparation (CPS 490) and tree/shrub planting methods. This session includes a discussion of planning… |
TTCP |
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| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Horticulture Crops | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
OMAFRA |
| Cattle Grazing on Cover Crops in Faribault County, MN | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time: 10 mins, 45 secs) Producer Andy Linder discusses the methods and benefits of grazing steers on Cover Crops. |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Nutrient Management Module 1: Orientation to Minnesota's Nutrient Management Training Series | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This webinar is the first in Minnesota's nutrient management training series. It includes a review of soil fertility concepts, overarching… |
TTCP |
| Livestock Pipeline and Watering Facility Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Livestock Pipeline (CPS 516)… |
TTCP |
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| Blowing Snow Control Tools | Practice Specific | Reference Material |
University of Minnesota resources for design of Living Snow Fences. This site includes a design tool, a video on how to run the design tool… |
UMN Extension |
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| Tech Talk: Pasture and Hay Planting - Practice Standard | Livestock | Practice Specific | Webinar |
During this session Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Specialist, discusses:
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TTCP |
| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Field Crops | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
OMAFRA |
| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 3: Using Spatial Layers for Sensitive Features | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 8, 2020. Laurie Svien reviews the sensitive features spatial layers, Agronomy Tech Note 32, and other resources used to… |
TTCP |
| P-Workshop: Managing Phosphorus in Conservation Cropping Systems | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, American Farmland Trust, and the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed Partnership for an informative… |
U of M, Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, American Farmland Trust |
| Tech Talk: Windbreak Fundamentals | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Gary Wyatt (UMN Extension) provides an overview of Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS380) practice and the windbreak design elements: height… |
TTCP, U of M |
| Tech Talk: Pasture and Hay Planting - Species Selection | Livestock | Practice Specific | Webinar |
During this session Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Specialist, covers:
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TTCP |
| High Clearance Cover Crop seeder with Andy Linder | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time: 9 mins, 35 secs) Producer Andy Linder of Faribault MN demonstrates how he seeds cover crops into soybeans and corn using his revamped high… |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Forest Trails and Landings | Forestry | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, Craig Peterson, NE Area Engineer and John Crellin, NE Area Resource Conservationist discuss planning and… |
TTCP |
| Best Management Practices for Drill- Interseeding Cover Crops into Corn | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Participants will learn how management practices and environmental conditions impact the performance of cover crops that are drill-interseeded… |
USDA/NRCS |
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| Tech Talk Replay: Filter Strip - Part 1 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS Water Quality Specialist St. Paul reviews CPS 393 Filter Strip Practice Standard details, practice design, and Filter… |
TTCP |
| Assessment of Windbreak Condition and Indicators to Renovate | Practice Specific | Video |
Steve Rasmussen, a National Forest Service District Forester presents on evaluating the condition of an existing windbreak to determine if it… |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Biologicals in Corn and Soybean | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
UMN Extension |