Regional, On the Job Training  for cover crop, residue and tillage management, and conservation crop rotation. Attendees will meet, virtually or in person, with the same group over the course of up to a year. Groups will be led by the local Area Resource Conservationist(s), TTCP Training Conservationists, Specialists or other partner subject matter experts. The focus of these meetings is the planning, design, and installation/certification of practices. The core practices that will be the focus of the OJT in this cohort will include the practices below based on IDP requests:

This webinar explains the IPM fundamentals that make it valuable in NRCS programs like EQIP and shows, through practical examples, how NRCS staff, land grants, Extension, and consultants can collaborate to support 595 pest management conservation systems.

This training will cover the basic concept of determining hydrology for common conservation practices. We will review concepts such as runoff, curve numbers, peak discharges, and hydrographs. Students will learn about reading contour maps and delineating watersheds through example problems. By the end of the two sessions students should be able to delineate a watershed as well as be able to obtain the values needed to determine a peak discharge from the delineated watershed using EFH2. 

Join us for the Minnesota Neonic Forum on January 15 for a free, one day event hosted by University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP). The forum will explore the science and practice behind neonicotinoid (“neonic”) use across Minnesota. Hear from researchers, farmers, and local seed company experts as they share some of the latest findings on neonic effectiveness trials, environmental impacts, and emerging lessons about farmer tools for targeted neonic use from Cornell University.

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

CPS 393 Job Approval Authority Fact Sheet

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Pasture and Hayland Planting (CPS 512). Additional training may be necessary.

CPS 512 Job Approval Authority Fact Sheet

The Forestland In Field Soil Health Assessment (FIFSHA) was developed to assist conservation planners with evaluating the health of private nonindustrial forestland soils. During this session Tom Sauer, ACES Forester (NRCS), introduces assessments of the eight indicators of forest soil health: