Tech Talk Replay from July 6, 2020. Patrick Schultz discusses the planning criteria, site information, and details needing to be inventoried for both nutrient management plans and manure storage design considerations with the goal of aligning the Nutrient Management Plan and the Manure Storage Design into a cohesive management system.
Tech Talk Replay from June 29, 2020. Amanda Deans demonstrates a simple HydroCAD model. She used the same simple drainage area from the ‘Intro to HEC-HMS’ Tech Talk (June 15, 2020) to demonstrate the difference between HEC-HMS and HydroCAD, as well as to show how utilizing storage in a drainage area is completed using HydroCAD.
Tech Talk Replay from June 22, 2020. Karin Jokela reviews pollinator habitat requirements and considerations, and goes on to evaluate several example seed mixes to determine if they meet NRCS standards and specifications and if they will address the resource concern.
Tech Talk Replay from June 15, 2020. Amanda Deans demonstrates the use of HEC-HMS. Amanda models a simple drainage area and compare the discharge values from HEC-HMS to EFH2 to show how utilizing storage in a drainage area effects the peak flows.
Tech Talk Replay from June 8, 2020. Laurie Svien reviews the sensitive features spatial layers, Agronomy Tech Note 32, and other resources used to develop nutrient management plans when sensitive features are present.
This webinar is the first in Minnesota's nutrient management training series. It includes a review of soil fertility concepts, overarching policies, rules and laws, nutrient management planning resources, review of the 4Rs, and the Steps in Nutrient Budgeting.
Tech Talk Replay from June 1, 2020. Lance Smith (NRCS) and Jeff Duchene (NRCS) review the purpose and applicability of pasture scoring in pasture management, conservation planning, and CART assessments.
This self-paced material regarding sensitive features for nutrient management planning includes:
Tech Talk Replay from May 18, 2020. Laurie Svien and Jim Fritz review the use of Agronomy Tech Note 17 and CRP Note 125 in vegetative and CRP stand evaluations.
Tech Talk Replay from May 11, 2020. Lance Smith, Jeff Duchene, and Mike Krcmarik review the new Livestock Shelter Structure (PS576) information. During this webinar they provide an overview of the practice standard, Implementation Requirements worksheet, statement of work, planning considerations, and design of livestock shelter structures. The practice covers permanent and portable windbreaks and shade structures.