We are pleased to announce our free 2026 webinar series. Each session includes an approximately 45 minute presentation and live questions and answers. Sessions are the second Tuesday of the month from 9:00-10:00.
Each webinar is rated for one CAT1 credit. We will record each webinar and post it on the SFEC YouTube Channel. Recordings are typically available within one week of the live broadcast.
Soil compaction is a growing concern for farmers and land managers, especially across the northern United States and southern Canada. Every pass of heavy equipment increases compaction risks, leading to lower overall yields. Join us and explore the latest research and practical solutions from top experts in the United States and Canada. Gain actionable insights to address current compaction issues, develop long-term management strategies, and learn about the benefits of these practices for productivity and profitability. Certified crop advisor CEUs will be available. $75 registration.
We'd like to invite you to pull up a chair and join in, or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. Whatever works best for you, join us this winter to discuss some of the key issues and questions around commodity crop production facing Minnesota farmers today through the “Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops” webinar series. This live, online program will provide up-to-date, research-based information to help optimize your crop management strategies for 2026.
City of Brainerd and Great River Greening are partnering to host a Biochar Demonstration at Rotary Riverside Park. Great River Greening will demonstrate processing wood waste from buckthorn with biochar kilns on site. GRG staff will be onsite running two flame capped kilns, converting waste wood into biochar, answering questions/educate on biochar, its uses and how the kilns work. GRG Staff will walk attendees through the process of managing a kiln from loading to ignition to feeding to quenching. Demonstration will be with Big Box and Ring of Fire kilns.
University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center’s Nitrogen: Minnesota's Grand Challenge and Compelling Opportunity Conference brings experts together to focus entirely on this valuable input. Current topics in crop production and environmental stewardship will be relevant and informative for today's agricultural producers and professionals and anyone else who appreciates high-quality, research based information.
Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Rotating speakers cover a wide variety of technical topics at 1:00 on Mondays. The list of Tech Talks and links to replays for 2025 can be found below.
This training is the foundation for identifying soils based on texture and understanding physical soil properties as they pertain to conservation engineering design and construction. This is an in-person course for performing field tests to classify soils using the Unified Soil Classification System. Participants are shown how to perform the field tests and classify various types of soil. Participants are provided soil samples to test, classify, and explain results. Soil logging is also introduced.
TTCP is providing a basic ArcGIS Pro training. There will be hands on examples for navigating GIS Pro, creating/editing feature classes, and creating maps.
Come help us celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Midwest Cover Crops Council! Our MCCC Annual Meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 10th in Dubuque, IA, and will be followed by a day of cover crop education on February 11th. Stay tuned for more details on registration, speakers, and details on our anniversary celebration!
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.