This session is about the characteristics of manure and its importance in conservation planning. The webinar will talk about the different livestock manure and the importance of knowing fundamental information about the manure to assist the producer in finding the best way to handle, store, and land apply manure.
What is a certified conservation planner and why is it important? Watch this session hosted by your Technical Training and Certification Program to learn about becoming a Level 1, 2, or 3 conservation planner and upcoming training opportunities to help you meet your goals.
Winter camelina is a winter hardy brassica that can add diversity to a traditional corn and soybean rotation and has potential as a cash crop. During this session Matt Leavitt (UMN Forever Green) and Anna Teeter (Cargill) discuss the agronomy and marketing of camelina including planting, harvest, herbicides, and markets.
The conservation planning process focuses on assisting clients with developing conservation plans on their land to address resource concerns in all resource categories (soil, water, air, plants, animals, and energy) while considering human concerns (social and economic). Course participants will:
The 2026 Minnesota Agroforestry Institute is a two and a half day training that includes classroom workshops and on farm visits. It will provide all participants with the opportunity to integrate the concepts learned into a practical farm plan. Learn more about the five Agroforestry practices that benefit Minnesota landowners, windbreaks, silvopasture, alley cropping, riparian forest buffers and forest farming. This training is for SWCD, NRCS and conservation professionals but the public is welcome to attend.
Minnesota Forest Pest First Detectors are trained to quickly detect, diagnose and report critical invasive pests. This workshop welcomes new volunteers and active detectors who want to help find new invasive species affecting Minnesota’s trees and forests.
The 2026 workshops will focus on emerald ash borer, oak wilt, Phytophthora species, including sudden oak death, jumping worms, elm zigzag sawfly, spotted lanternfly, tree-of-heaven, Amur corktree, round leaf bittersweet, stiltgrass, swallowworts, rowan mountain ash, and porcelain berry.
This training is designed to provide field employees engaged in conservation planning and others with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land management.
Jeff Duchene, State Grazing Lands Specialist (NRCS), and Jace Stallman, Rangeland Management Specialist (NRCS), discusses managing pastures during drought conditions, managing excessively wet weather, and managing sacrificial areas.
Neal Kittelson (MDA) presents on the EPA's updated pesticide labels that include new Endangered Species Act protections. Conservation professionals may play a key role in helping agricultural producers navigate compliance. This presentation explores the intersection of pesticide regulation and conservation, highlighting how future and existing land management practices and conservation programs can contribute to meeting ESA mitigation requirements.
Jeff Duchene, State Grazing Lands Specialist (NRCS), reviews the 528 Grazing Management practice updates for 2026: